25 Examples: Grades of Japanese Education System
There are some difference education systems between a lot of countries and Japan so you may have been confused about how to say that. Could you correctly say “11th (eleventh) Grade / (sixth form college) lower sixth form” in Japanese? Or did you know native speakers often use “中3” that means ninth grade / fourth form which they use in casual? Let me introduce how you say grades or forms of the Japanese education system today!
幼稚園(youchien)
Kindergarten





小学生(shougakusei)
Elementary School
Native speakers often say 小___ such as 小1 (小学1年), 小2 (小学2年), 小3 (小学3年), 小4 (小学4年), 小5 (小学5年), 小6 (小学6年) that are slang but these words are not dirty in using to your friends as casual. However, don’t use these in business situations.





中学生(chuugakusei)
Junior High School
Native spkears often say 中___ such as 中1 (中学1年), 中2 (中学2年), 中3 (中学3年) that are slang but these words are not dirty in using to your friends as casual. However, don’t use these in business situations.





高校生(koukousei)
Senior High School
Native speakers often say 高___ such as 高1 (高校1年), 高2 (高校2年), 高3 (高校3年) that are slang but these words are not dirty in using to your friends as casual. However, don’t use these in business situations.





大学生(daigakusei)
College student
Native speakers sometimes say 大___ such as 大1 (大学1年), 大2 (大学2年), 大3 (大学3年), 大4 (大学4年) that are slang but these words are not dirty in using to your friends as casual. However, don’t use these in business situations.

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