学生 (がくせい)student (esp. a university student)

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Kanji in 学生

大学だいがくuniversity; college
学校がっこうschool
医学いがくmedical science; medicine
学部がくぶdepartment of a university
文学ぶんがくliterature
科学かがくscience
中学ちゅうがくjunior high school; middle school
中学生ちゅうがくせいjunior high school student; middle school pupil
生活せいかつliving; life (one's daily existence)
生産せいさんproduction; manufacture
人生じんせい(human) life (i.e. conception to death)
先生せんせいteacher; instructor
厚生省こうせいしょうMinistry of Health and Welfare (now Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)
年生ねんせいpupil in ... year; student in ... year
新生しんせいrebirth; new birth
生徒せいとpupil; student

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