生徒

生徒

せいと

Student; pupil

N5noun·seito

How to remember it

生 (life/grow) + 徒 (person) — one growing into life through learning at school.

Example sentences

  • 私はこの学校の生徒です。

    わたしはこのがっこうのせいとです。

    I am a student at this school.

  • 生徒たちは校庭で遊んでいます。

    せいとたちはこうていであそんでいます。

    The students are playing in the schoolyard.

Usage

Refers mainly to elementary through high school students, not university (use 学生).

Related words

学生先生学校児童

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