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Japanese symbol for “schoolgirl”

Romaji: jogakusei
schoolgirl; female student

In Japanese, schoolgirl is , read (jogakusei).

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

  1. n schoolgirl; female student

Kanji and stroke order

woman, female
on: ジョ、ニョ、ニョウ
kun: おんな、め
3 strokes · JLPT 4
study, learning, science
on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ
8 strokes · JLPT 4
life, genuine, birth
on: セイ、ショウ
kun: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.まれる
5 strokes · JLPT 4

Other Japanese words for “schoolgirl”

WordReadingMeaning
じょじ jojischoolgirl; girl pupil
じょせい joseischoolgirl
じょしせいと joshiseitoschoolgirl; female student
じょせいと joseitogirl student; schoolgirl
スクールガール sukuurugaaruschoolgirl

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
じょせい joseiwoman; female
かのじょ kanojoshe; her
じょし joshiwoman; girl
おんなのこ onnanokogirl; daughter; baby girl
しょうじょ shoujogirl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady
じょゆう joyuuactress; female actor
がっこう gakkouschool
だいがく daigakuuniversity; college
せいかつ seikatsulife; living

See also: Chinese symbol for “schoolgirl”.

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.

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