Meaning

Primary

Graduate School

Alternative

Grad School

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Remember how you learned that 大学 means "college?" Well the institution you go to after college is graduate school!

Reading

だいがくいん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • 大学院に入る

    to get into graduate school, to enter graduate school

    大学院に進む

    to advance to graduate school

    大学院に行く

    to go to graduate school

Context Sentences

大学院をそつぎょうしたんだけど、仕事が見つからないんだ。

I graduated from grad school, but I can’t find a job.

この大学院の自どうはん売きは、つめたい飲み物しか売っていません。

You can only buy cold drinks from the vending machines at this grad school.

私は大学院進学を考えております。

I’m thinking about going to graduate school.

Kanji Composition