日本人学生
nihonjin gakusei
The English phrase "japanese student" is translated into Japanese as 日本人学生 (nihonjin gakusei).
This phrase refers to a student who is a citizen of Japan.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of 日本人 (nihonjin), meaning 'Japanese person' and 学生 (gakusei), meaning 'student'.
How does it change in a sentence?
In this specific compound form, the modifier 'Japanese person' (日本人) precedes the noun 'student' (学生) directly without needing a particle like 'no' to link them.
How do you pronounce it?
nihonjin gakusei
Did you know?
- When introducing themselves, a 学生 (gakusei) may lead with their year of study or department before their name. This treats their academic status as their primary professional identity.
- In some traditional arts or martial arts, a student is called a 門下生 (monkasei). This term emphasizes the relationship of being under a specific master's gate rather than being enrolled in an institution.
- The kanji for 'student', 学, is also the root for 学校 ('school'), where the second character 校 originally referred to a 'wooden board' used for teaching.
Examples in context
- 私は日本の学生ですI am a Japanese student
- 日本人学生のグループが集まっています。Nihonjin gakusei no gurūpu ga atsumatte imasu.A group of Japanese students is gathering.
- 日本人学生向けの奨学金があります。Nihonjin gakusei muke no shōgakukin ga arimasu.There is a scholarship for Japanese students.
Example conversation
Ren and Misaki are talking about a new classmate.
- 蓮 Renあの人は日本人学生ですか？Ano hito wa Nihonjin gakusei desu ka?Is that person a Japanese student?
- 美咲 Misakiはい、日本人学生ですよ。Hai, Nihonjin gakusei desu yo.Yes, they are a Japanese student.
- 蓮 Renどこから来たのでしょう。Doko kara kita no deshō.I wonder where they are from.
- 美咲 Misaki東京から来たそうです。Tōkyō kara kita sō desu.I heard they came from Tokyo.
