Japanese symbol for “bursary”
奨学金
しょうがくきん
Romaji: shougakukin
scholarship; stipend; bursary; grant-in-aid
In Japanese, bursary is 奨学金, read しょうがくきん (shougakukin).
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Meanings
- n scholarship; stipend; bursary; grant-in-aid
- n student loan
Written forms: 奨学金. Readings: しょうがくきん、しょうがっきん.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奨励 | しょうれい shourei | encouragement; promotion; inducement |
| 推奨 | すいしょう suishou | recommendation; endorsement |
| 奨学 | しょうがく shougaku | encouragement to study |
| 勧奨 | かんしょう kanshou | encouragement; stimulation |
| 選奨 | せんしょう senshou | recommendation |
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 学生 | がくせい gakusei | student (esp. a university student) |
| お金 | おかね okane | money |
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