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
Alternative spelling
轉校生 (kyūjitai)

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
  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞ŋko̞ːse̞ː]

Noun

転(てん)校(こう)生(せい) • (tenkōsei) ←てんかうせい (tenkausei)?

  1. 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)

See also
  • 編入生(へんにゅうせい) (hennyūsei)
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