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夜学校
yagakkou
also spelled yagakko
night school
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  1. yagakkou night school
How it's used

A dated term for evening classes, mostly seen in prewar or historical contexts rather than modern conversation.

祖父は夜学校に通っていた。
Sofu wa yagakkou ni kayotte ita.
My grandfather attended night school.

戦前、多くの労働者が夜学校で学んだ。
Senzen, ooku no roudousha ga yagakkou de mananda.
Before the war, many workers studied at night school.

⚖️ Nowadays people usually say 夜間学校 (yakan gakkou) or 定時制 (teijisei) for evening high school.

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Kanji Breakdown
夜
Night, Evening
On: や Kun: よ,よる
8 strokes N4
学
Study, Learning, Science
On: がく Kun: まな.ぶ
8 strokes N5
校
Exam, School, Printing, Proof, Correction
On: こう,きょう
10 strokes N5
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夜学校は〜です。 / 〜の夜学校

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