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Japanese symbol for “undergraduate”

Romaji: gakubusei
undergraduate

In Japanese, undergraduate is , read (gakubusei).

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 undergraduate

Kanji and stroke order

study, learning, science
on: ガク
kun: まな.ぶ
8 strokes · JLPT 4
section, bureau, dept
on: ブ
kun: -べ
11 strokes · JLPT 2
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 “undergraduate”

WordReadingMeaning
がくぶがくせい gakubugakuseiundergraduate student; undergraduate

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
がっこう gakkouschool
だいがく daigakuuniversity; college
がくせい gakuseistudent (esp. a university student)
かがく kagakuscience
がくえん gakueneducational institution; school; academy
しょうがっこう shougakkouprimary school; elementary school; grade school
ぜんぶ zenbuall; entire; whole
ぶぶん bubunportion; section; part
せいかつ seikatsulife; living

See also: Chinese symbol for “undergraduate”.

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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