予備校
よびこう
preparatory school (for university entrance exams)
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Examples
一年間予備校に通った。
いちねんかんよびこうにかよった。
I attended a prep school for one year.
予備校の先生の説明は分かりやすい。
よびこうのせんせいのせつめいはわかりやすい。
The prep school teachers' explanations are easy to follow.
大学に落ちて、予備校でもう一年勉強し直すことにした。
だいがくにおちて、よびこうでもういちねんべんきょうしなおすことにした。
I failed to get into university, so I decided to study another year at a prep school.
駅の前には大きな予備校がいくつも並んでいる。
えきのまえにはおおきなよびこうがいくつもならんでいる。
Several big prep schools stand in a row in front of the station.
Common patterns
- 予備校に通う
- to attend a prep school
- 予備校の先生
- prep school teacher
- 大学受験予備校
- university entrance exam prep school
Memory tip
予備校 is specifically for university entrance exams, and its students are often 浪人 — people repeating a year after failing. A 塾 is the after-school cram school that younger children attend alongside regular school.
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