高等小学校
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See also: 高等小學校
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 高 | 等 | 小 | 学 | 校 |
| こう Grade: 2 |
とう Grade: 3 |
しょう Grade: 1 |
がく > がっ Grade: 1 |
こう Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | goon | kan'on | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 高等小學校 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Compound of 高等 (kōtō, “higher, advanced”) + 小学校 (shōgakkō, “elementary school”).
Pronunciation
Noun
高等小学校 • (kōtō shōgakkō) ←かうとうせうがくかう (kautou seugakukau)?
- (historical) higher elementary school
- Coordinate term: 尋常小学校 (jinjō shōgakkō, “ordinary elementary school”)
Usage notes
The term was used officially from 1886 to 1941, and replaced by the term 国民学校高等科 (kokumin gakkō kōtō-ka, “an advanced course at national elementary school”) until 1947.
Descendants
- → Korean: 고등소학교(高等小學校) (godeungsohakgyo)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN