school, printing, proofreading
On'yomi (音読み)
- コウ
- キョウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- やしな.う
About this kanji
The kanji 校 primarily means "school" and is often used in educational contexts. It is commonly seen in noun forms rather than verbs. Some representative compounds include 学校 (がっこう), meaning "school"; 校長 (こうちょう), which refers to a "principal"; and 校舎 (こうしゃ), meaning "school building." Another interesting compound is 校庭 (こうてい), which translates to "schoolyard." It's important to remember that while 校 is primarily associated with schools, it can also refer to the concept of proofreading or printing in different contexts. Thus, it conveys the idea of a place for learning and development.
Built from
Example sentences
彼は大学に校門を通った。
He passed through the university gate.
Meanings across languages
- English
- school, printing, proofreading
- Tiếng Việt
- trường, in ấn, kiểm tra
- 日本語
- 学校, 印刷, 校正
- 한국어
- 학교
- 中文
- 学校
- id
- sekolah
- th
- โรงเรียน
- es
- escuela
- fr
- école
- de
- Schule
- pt
- escola
Common compounds
- 学校がっこうschool
- 校長こうちょうprincipal
- 校舎こうしゃschool building
- 校庭こうていschoolyard
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