Students and classmates
Core words, Stage 3chunk 21 of 76People
Lets you talk about the people you studied with.
- gakuseistudent
- kouhaijunior (at school or work)
- seitopupil; student
- doukyuuseiclassmate; someone in your year at school
Mix-ups gakusei is mostly university students; seito is school pupils.
gakusei
student
Mainly university students; school kids are usually seito.
gakusei waribiki = student discount.
mada gakusei na no?
You're still a student?
まだ学生なの？
mada gakusei desu ka?
Are you still a student?
まだ学生ですか？
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kouhai
junior (at school or work)
Someone who joined after you; they call you senpai.
Opposite: senpai. Who joined first decides it, not age.
kore, kouhai ni moratta n da.
I got this from one of my juniors.
これ、後輩にもらったんだ。
kore wa kouhai ni moraimashita.
One of my juniors gave me this.
これは後輩にもらいました。
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seito
pupil; student
School students, especially junior high and high school; also someone taking lessons.
Mix-up: university students are gakusei.
ano sensei, seito ni ninki aru yo.
That teacher is popular with the students.
あの先生、生徒に人気あるよ。
ano sensei wa seito ni ninki ga arimasu.
That teacher is popular with the students.
あの先生は生徒に人気があります。
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doukyuusei
classmate; someone in your year at school
Same year at school, even if not the same class.
kurasumeito means the same class only.
kare, koukou no doukyuusei na n da.
He was in my year in high school.
彼、高校の同級生なんだ。
kare wa koukou no doukyuusei desu.
We were in the same year in high school.
彼は高校の同級生です。
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