Meaning

Primary

Study Abroad

Alternative

Studying Abroad

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

You detain your study and take it away to a foreign place. That foreign place is having you study abroad.

Reading

りゅうがく
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well. The reading for 留 is the りゅう version. You can remember this because Ryu (りゅう) from street fighter is doing a study abroad program to learn more karate.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 留学生活

    life while studying abroad

    留学期間

    period of time spent studying abroad

    留学先

    destination for study abroad

Context Sentences

私は2013年に北京大学に留学しました。

I studied at Beijing University in 2013.

留学先で、日本語を自然にしゃべる練習をたくさんしました。

When I studied abroad, I practiced speaking Japanese naturally a lot.

「兄は親の言いつけを守らず、留学してしまいました。」「留学先はどこなんですか?」「アメリカです。」

"My older brother didn't obey the orders of our parents and left to study abroad." "Where is he studying abroad?" "It's in the U.S."

Kanji Composition