進学

• 読み: しんがく
• ローマ字: shingaku
• 漢字の分解: 進 (shin) — to advance, proceed; 学 (gaku) — learning, study
• 発音: /ɕiɴ.ɡa.kɯ/

意味

Going on to higher education. Advancing to the next level of schooling.

A suru-verb (進学する) specifically about advancing from one educational level to the next, typically from middle school to high school, or high school to university. An intransitive verb that often appears with に or へ to indicate the destination school.

例文

1. 息子は来年大学に進学する予定だ。
2. 進学のために毎日遅くまで勉強している。
3. 地方から東京の大学へ進学する学生は多い。

使い方ガイド

場面: education, career planning, family

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

Compound of 進 (shin, to advance/proceed) and 学 (gaku, learning/study). Literally 'advancing in learning' — moving forward to a higher educational stage.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Young people

社会的背景: Universal