Japanese symbol for “seminary”
神学校
しんがっこう
Romaji: shingakkou
theological school; seminary
In Japanese, seminary is 神学校, read しんがっこう (shingakkou).
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Meanings
- n theological school; seminary
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “seminary”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| セミナリー | セミナリー seminarii | seminary |
| セミナリヨ | セミナリヨ seminariyo | seminary |
| 学寮 | がくりょう gakuryou | seminary |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 精神 | せいしん seishin | mind; spirit; soul |
| 神経 | しんけい shinkei | nerve |
| 神社 | じんじゃ jinja | Shinto shrine |
| 神様 | かみさま kamisama | God; god; deity |
| 神話 | しんわ shinwa | myth; mythology |
| 阪神 | はんしん hanshin | Osaka-Kobe |
| 学校 | がっこう gakkou | school |
| 大学 | だいがく daigaku | university; college |
| 高校 | こうこう koukou | senior high school; high school |
See also: Chinese symbol for “seminary”.
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.