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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

高校

Native Script:高等学校

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kōkō

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Senior high school/ˌsiːnɪər ˈhaɪ skuːl/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #4500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"彼は来年、高校を卒業します。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A secondary school for older adolescents, typically comprising the final grades (usually grades 10 through 12, or 11 and 12) before graduation.

    "She is currently a junior at the local senior high school."
  2. 2

    The educational level or institution focused on preparing students for higher education or vocational entry following junior high school.

    "The senior high school curriculum includes advanced placement courses and career counseling."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the combination of 'senior' (from Latin 'senior', comparative of 'senex' meaning old) and 'high school' (denoting an advanced educational institution). The term emerged in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries with the restructuring of K-12 education systems to separate intermediate grades from upper secondary education.

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