► 名詞
学生 [がくせい] meaning: student rank: 1
☆ 彼女は学生運動に参加している ⇨ She is participating in student activism (☛ Typically only refers to college students)
小学生 [(4)しょうがくせい] meaning: student rank: 1
☆ うちの娘は小学生だ ⇨ My daughter is an elementary school student (☛ 1st to 6th grade in Japan)
生徒 [(1)せいと] meaning: student rank: 1
☆ 日本の中学校の生徒の多くは制服を着ている ⇨ Many Japanese junior high school students wear uniforms (☛ Typically refers to 1st to 12th grade students)
高校生 [(3)こうこうせい] meaning: student rank: 2
☆ うちの娘は高校生だ ⇨ My daughter is in high school (☛ 10th to 12th grade in Japan)
大学生 [(3)だいがくせい] meaning: student rank: 2
☆ 彼は大学生だ ⇨ He is a college student
中学生 [(4)ちゅうがくせい] meaning: student rank: 2
☆ うちの娘は中学生だ ⇨ My daughter is in junior high school (☛ 7th to 9th grade in Japan)
門下生 [(3)もんかせい] meaning: student rank: 4
☆ 彼はブルース・リーの門下生だった ⇨ He was a student of Bruce Lee (☛ Usually about students of arts or sports, under a specific master)
優等生 [(3)ゆうとうせい] meaning: student rank: 4
☆ 彼女は学校で優等生だ ⇨ She is a honor student at school (☛ Often used to mean someone who is only good at school but not in practice)
劣等生 [(3)れっとうせい] meaning: student rank: 4
☆ 彼はいつも学校で劣等生として扱われた ⇨ He had always been treated as a bad student at school (☛ Usually academically inferior, and not about behavior)