Word Meaning 校舎

こうしゃ kousha

校舎 is read as こうしゃ (kousha) and means school building.

Meaning

English

  1. school building
  2. schoolhouse

Reading

Kana

こうしゃ

Romaji

kousha

Writing Variants

  • 校しゃ こうしゃ kousha

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 3605 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

校旗

こうき

school flag

校閲

こうえつ

revision

田舎

いなか

hometown

国民宿舎

こくみんしゅくしゃ

inexpensive hotel operated by a local government

寄宿舎

きしゅくしゃ

boarding house

牛舎

ぎゅうしゃ

cow shed

宿舎

しゅくしゃ

housing (for government employees)

庁舎

ちょうしゃ

government office building

公舎

こうしゃ

official residence

しゃ

one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)

兵舎

へいしゃ

barracks

官舎

かんしゃ

official residence

Example Sentences

10

このこうしゃはひゃくねんいじょうまえにたてられた。

This school building was built more than a hundred years ago.

The schoolhouse was burnt to ashes.

A new school building is being built.

He set fire to the school building.

The old school building burned down.

A new school building is under construction.

The old school building burned down.

There is a large pile of rubble where the school building used to be.

The new school building is expected to be completed in summer the year after next.

The new school building is expected to be completed by spring next year.