大学院生
daigakuinsei
In Japanese, the phrase for graduate student is 大学院生 (daigakuinsei).
The term 大学院生 is used to describe a student who is studying for an advanced degree after completing a bachelor's degree.
Which one should you use?
While 大学院生 refers specifically to a graduate student, the term 大学生 (daigakusei) is used to refer to an undergraduate student. Additionally, 博士課程の学生 can be used to specifically refer to a doctoral program student.
How does it change in a sentence?
大学院生 is a noun and does not change its form for pluralization.
How do you pronounce it?
daigakuinsei
Did you know?
- In Japanese academic culture, a 大学院生 is often treated more like a junior employee or research assistant to their professor than a student in a classroom.
- The character 生 in 大学院生 is commonly used to mean 'student', but its literal dictionary meaning is 'life' or 'birth'.
- The term 院生 is sometimes used jokingly to describe someone who stays in school for an unusually long time to avoid entering the workforce.
Examples in context
- トムは大学院生です。Tom is a graduate student.This sentence is useful for identifying someone's status using 大学院生.Tatoeba #8619742 by small_snow, translation #3318907 by Hybrid
- 大学院生になるためには、試験に合格する必要があります。In order to become a graduate student, you need to pass an examination.
- 私は研究生として、大学で日本文化について研究しています。As a research student, I am studying Japanese culture at university.
- 彼は修士課程の学生として、有名大学で研究しています。He is conducting research as a master's program student at a prestigious university.
- 彼は大学院生なので、論文を書いています。Since he is a graduate student, he is writing a thesis.
- 友達が修士生として大学院に通っています。My friend is attending graduate school as a master's student.
- 私の兄は大学院生です。Watashi no ani wa daigakuinsei desu.My older brother is a graduate student.
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Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their current status at school.
- 大翔 Hiroto陽葵さんは、まだ大学生ですか？Himarī-san wa, mada daigakusei desu ka?Himari, are you still an undergraduate student?
- 陽葵 Himariいいえ、今は大学院生です。Iie, ima wa daigakuinsei desu.No, I am a graduate student now.
- 大翔 Hirotoすごいですね！何を研究しているんですか？Sugoi desu ne! Nani o kenkyū shite iru n desu ka?That's impressive! What are you researching?
- 陽葵 Himari心理学を勉強しています。Shinrigaku o benkyō shite imasu.I am studying psychology.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries 大学院生, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
