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

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

On’yomi: Kan’on
- IPA^(key): [tẽ̞ŋko̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

転校生 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 轉校生, hiragana てんこうせい, rōmaji tenkōsei, historical hiragana てんかうせい)

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)

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