JLPT N5 · People

中学生

ちゅうがくせい

junior high school student

Stroke order of 中学生

3 characters, 17 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

中 · 4 strokes学 · 8 strokes生 · 5 strokes

Memory trick

中 is a line piercing the middle of a box; 学 is a child studying; 生 a sprout.

Parts: 中 middle + 学 study + 生 student

The characters in 中学生

中なか — inside; middle (4 strokes)
生なま — raw (5 strokes)

Example sentence

弟は中学生です。

おとうとはちゅうがくせいです。

My younger brother is a junior high school student.

Words with 中

中inside; middle 中学校junior high school 中国語Chinese (language)真ん中middle; center 中国China 一日中all day 今日中by the end of today 中止cancellation 中古second-hand 世の中society; the world 中華Chinese food 途中on the way; midway 中旬middle of a month 年中all year round 日中daytime 中心center 中央middle; central 世界中all over the world

Words with 学

学生student 学校school 大学生university student 留学生international student 小学生elementary school student 大学university 小学校elementary school 中学校junior high school 留学studying abroad 学ぶto learn; to study 入学entering a school 文学literature 大学院graduate school 数学mathematics 通学commuting to school 科学science 学期school term 学年school year

Words with 生

先生teacher 学生student 誕生日birthday 大学生university student 留学生international student 小学生elementary school student 高校生high school student 生まれるto be born 生きるto live 人生life 生活daily life; living 生活費living expenses 生raw 生産者producer 生産production 一生whole life 生徒pupil; student 衛生hygiene

More words: People

大人adult 男の子boy 女の子girl 男の人man 女の人woman 外国人foreigner 友人friend 皆さんeveryone 方person (polite)大学生university student 留学生international student 小学生elementary school student 高校生high school student

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