予備校

Japanese
Kanji in this term
予 備 校
よ
Grade: 3		 び
Grade: 5		 こう
Grade: 1
Alternative spelling
豫備校 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

予備 (yobi, “reserve”) +‎ 校 (kō, “school building”)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) よびこー [yòbíkóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [jo̞bʲiko̞ː]

Noun

予(よ)備(び)校(こう) • (yobikō) 

  1. prep school, cram school; privately-run schools marketed to students taking examinations for college admissions

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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