Japanese symbol for “school”
学校
がっこう
Romaji: gakkou
school
In Japanese, school is 学校, read がっこう (gakkou).
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 school
Written forms: 学校、學校. Readings: がっこう.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “school”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 学園 | がくえん gakuen | educational institution; school; academy |
| 群 | ぐん gun | group; bunch; crowd |
| 学部 | がくぶ gakubu | faculty (of a university); school; college |
| 群れ | むれ mure | group; crowd; flock |
| スクール | スクール sukuuru | school |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 学生 | がくせい gakusei | student (esp. a university student) |
| 科学 | かがく kagaku | science |
| 学園 | がくえん gakuen | educational institution; school; academy |
| 小学校 | しょうがっこう shougakkou | primary school; elementary school; grade school |
| 高校 | こうこう koukou | senior high school; high school |
| 高校生 | こうこうせい koukousei | senior high school student |
| 中学校 | ちゅうがっこう chuugakkou | junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school |
See also: Chinese symbol for “school”.
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.