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高等小学校

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See also: 高等小學校

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 2
とう
Grade: 3
しょう
Grade: 1
がく > がっ
Grade: 1
こう
Grade: 1
on'yomi goon kan'on
Alternative spelling
高等小學校 (kyūjitai)
 高等小学校 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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Compound of (こう)(とう) (kōtō, higher, advanced) + (しょう)(がっ)(こう) (shōgakkō, elementary school).

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ーとーしょーがっこー [kòótóó shóógáꜜkkòò] (Nakadaka – [7])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːto̞ː ɕo̞ːɡa̠k̚ko̞ː]

Noun

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(こう)(とう)(しょう)(がっ)(こう) (kōtō shōgakkōかうとうせうがくかう (kautou seugakukau)?

  1. (historical) higher elementary school
    Coordinate term: 尋常小学校 (jinjō shōgakkō, ordinary elementary school)

Usage notes

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The term was used officially from 1886 to 1941, and replaced by the term (こく)(みん)(がっ)(こう)(こう)(とう)() (kokumin gakkō kōtō-ka, an advanced course at national elementary school) until 1947.

Descendants

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  • Korean: 고등소학교(高等小學校) (godeungsohakgyo)

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN