Japanese symbol for “alumnus”
卒業生
そつぎょうせい
Romaji: sotsugyousei
graduate; alumnus; alumna
In Japanese, alumnus is 卒業生, read そつぎょうせい (sotsugyousei).
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Meanings
- n graduate; alumnus; alumna
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “alumnus”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出身者 | しゅっしんしゃ shusshinsha | alumnus (alumnae); graduate; old boy (girl) |
| 校友 | こうゆう kouyuu | schoolmate; alumnus |
| ＯＢ | オー・ビー oo・bii | old boy; alumnus; graduate |
| 既卒者 | きそつしゃ kisotsusha | graduate from an earlier year; alumnus; alumna |
| オールドボーイ | オールドボーイ oorudobooi | old boy; alumnus; graduate |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 卒業 | そつぎょう sotsugyou | graduation; completion (of a course) |
| 新卒 | しんそつ shinsotsu | new graduate; recent graduate |
| 大卒 | だいそつ daisotsu | university graduate; having graduated from university |
| 高卒 | こうそつ kousotsu | having graduated from high school (as one's highest completed level of education); high school graduate |
| 何卒 | なにとぞ nanitozo | please; kindly; I beg of you |
| 脳卒中 | のうそっちゅう nousotchuu | stroke; cerebral haemorrhage; cerebral hemorrhage |
| 企業 | きぎょう kigyou | enterprise; business; company |
| 事業 | じぎょう jigyou | business; enterprise; venture |
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
See also: Chinese symbol for “alumnus”.
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