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予備校

よびこう

preparatory school (for university entrance exams)

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Examples

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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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