転校生

Japanese

Kanji in this term
転	校	生
てん Grade: 3	こう Grade: 1	せい Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
轉校生 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 転校(てんこう) (tenkō, “changing schools”) + 生(せい) (-sei, clipping of 生徒(せいと) (seito), "student"). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tẽ̞ŋko̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

転(てん)校(こう)生(せい) • (tenkōsei) ^{←てんかうせい (tenkausei)?}

1. transfer student, student changing schools

   噂(うわさ)になる転校生(てんこうせい)

   Uwasa ni naru Tenkōsei

   Rumored Transfer Student (manga by Himeri Takazuka)

See also

• 編入生(へんにゅうせい) (hennyūsei)