同学

See also: 同學

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 同学 – see 同學 (“schoolmate; classmate; etc.”).
(This term is the simplified form of 同學).
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
同 学
どう
Grade: 2		 がく
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
同學 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 同學／同学 (duwng haewk, literally “together + study”). Compare modern Cantonese tung4 hok6, Hakka thùng-ho̍k.

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) どーがく [dòógákú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [do̞ːɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

同(どう)学(がく) • (dōgaku) 

  1. a schoolmate
  2. a classmate

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