同学

See also: 同學

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 同学 – see 同學 (“schoolmate; classmate; etc.”). (This term is the simplified form of 同學).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
同	学
どう Grade: 2	がく Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
同學 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 同學／同学 (duwng haewk, literally “together + study”). Compare modern Cantonese tung⁴ hok⁶, Hakka thùng-ho̍k.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) どーがく [dòógákú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [do̞ːɡa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

同(どう)学(がく) • (dōgaku) 

1. a schoolmate
2. a classmate