塾
塾·cram school
- On-yomi
- ジュク
- Kun-yomi
- none
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 塾 | じゅく | cram school |
| 学習塾 | がくしゅうじゅく | cram school, tutoring school |
| 塾生 | じゅくせい | student at a juku |
| 私塾 | しじゅく | private academy |
Example sentences
弟は週に三回塾に通っている。
おとうとはしゅうにさんかいじゅくにかよっている。
My younger brother goes to cram school three times a week.
受験のことを塾の先生に相談した。
じゅけんのことをじゅくのせんせいにそうだんした。
I talked to my cram school teacher about the entrance exams.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
Common mistakes
- Writing 熟 for 塾 — both are read ジュク, but only 塾 has 土 at the bottom
- Calling a 塾 a '学校' in Japanese — a 塾 is private supplementary schooling, not a regular school
Memory aid
Picture it
Put 土 (ground, a building) under the element shared with 熟 (to ripen): a house where young minds are brought to ripeness after regular school.
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