Japanese symbol for “classmate”
同級生
どうきゅうせい
Romaji: doukyuusei
classmate
In Japanese, classmate is 同級生, read どうきゅうせい (doukyuusei).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- n classmate
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “classmate”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 級友 | きゅうゆう kyuuyuu | classmate; friend in the same class |
| クラスメイト | クラスメイト kurasumeito | classmate |
| 同期 | どうき douki | same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; classmate |
| 同期生 | どうきせい doukisei | classmate; graduates in the same class |
| 同学 | どうがく dougaku | schoolmate; classmate; fellow student |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 同様 | どうよう douyou | same; similar; (just) like |
| 同士 | どうし doushi | fellow; mutual; companion |
| 共同 | きょうどう kyoudou | cooperation; collaboration; association |
| 同じ | おなじ onaji | same; identical; equal |
| 同時 | どうじ douji | same time |
| 同意 | どうい doui | agreement; consent; approval |
| 高級 | こうきゅう koukyuu | high-class; high-grade; high-quality |
| 上級 | じょうきゅう joukyuu | upper level; upper grade; high rank |
| 生活 | せいかつ seikatsu | life; living |
See also: Chinese symbol for “classmate”.
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.