2年生
ninensei
The English phrase "second year student" is translated into Japanese as 2年生 (ninensei).
2年生 is used to refer to a student who is in the second year of their studies at a school or university.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In some regions, the term 中学二年生 is used specifically to identify a second year middle school student.
How do you pronounce it?
ninensei
Did you know?
- Students in their second year of middle school, 中学二年生, are often associated with the 'chuunibyou' or 'middle school second-year syndrome', a term for adolescent delusions of grandeur.
- In Japan, the term 2年生 can refer to a child in second grade of elementary school or a sophomore in university, as the count resets at every new educational level.
- The suffix 生 in 2年生 is the same character used in 先生 meaning 'teacher', though it refers to a 'student' or 'birth' in the former.
Examples in context
- 私は大学の2年生です。Watashi wa daigaku no ninensei desu.I am a second year university student.
- あの子は高校の2年生だね。Ano ko wa koukou no ninensei dane.That girl is a second year high school student, isn't she?
- 2年生のクラスはどこですか？Ninensei no kurasu wa doko desuka?Where is the second year student class?
Example conversation
Two students are introducing themselves at a club meeting.
- 大翔 Hiroto結衣さんは何年生ですか？Yui-san wa nanensei desu ka?What year student are you, Yui?
- 結衣 Yui私は2年生です。大翔さんは？Watashi wa ninensei desu. Hiroto-san wa?I am a second year student. How about you, Hiroto?
- 大翔 Hiroto僕は1年生です。よろしくお願いします。Boku wa ichinensei desu. Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.I am a first year student. Nice to meet you.
- 結衣 Yuiこちらこそ、よろしくお願いしますね。Kochira koso, yoroshiku onegaishimasu ne.Nice to meet you too.
