Japanese symbol for “attending”
在学
ざいがく
Romaji: zaigaku
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
In Japanese, attending is 在学, read ざいがく (zaigaku).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “attending”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 出 | で de | attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on |
| 傍聴 | ぼうちょう bouchou | listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting) |
| 御伽 | おとぎ otogi | attending (upon); keeping another company; being a confidant |
| 伽 | とぎ togi | nursing; nurse; attending |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 現在 | げんざい genzai | the present; present time; now |
| 存在 | そんざい sonzai | existence; being; presence |
| 滞在 | たいざい taizai | stay; sojourn |
| 在日 | ざいにち zainichi | resident in Japan (of a foreigner); situated in Japan (e.g. of an embassy) |
| 不在 | ふざい fuzai | absence |
| 潜在 | せんざい senzai | potentiality; dormancy; latency |
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.