Semester - School term

Japanese: 学期 - がっき

〘noun〙① A period of schooling. ※The Reasons for Promulgating the Education Act (1879), Proclamation Draft "In public elementary schools, eight years shall be the term." ② One of the divisions into which a school year is divided. Usually, it is divided into three terms in compulsory education and high school, and two terms in university. ※Sanshiro (1908)〈Natsume Soseki〉2 "It is the beginning of the term , so there are many students walking by wearing new high school hats."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① 就学の期間。※教育令制定理由（1879）布告案「公立小学校に於ては八箇年を以て学期とす」② 学校で一学年を区分したものの一つ。普通、義務教育及び高校では三期、大学では二期に分けられる。※三四郎（1908）〈夏目漱石〉二「学期(ガクキ)の始まり際なので、新しい高等学校の帽子を被った生徒が大分通る」

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