Word Meaning 母校

ぼこう bokou

母校 is read as ぼこう (bokou) and means alma mater.

Meaning

English

  1. alma mater

Reading

Kana

ぼこう

Romaji

bokou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 2 Kanken 9級 Rank 16528 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

はは

mother

母さん

かあさん

mother

母子

ぼし

mother and child

母国

ぼこく

one's home country

母国語

ぼこくご

language of one's country

母の日

ははのひ

Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)

学校

がっこう

school

高校

こうこう

senior high school

中学校

ちゅうがっこう

junior high school

小学校

しょうがっこう

primary school

休校

きゅうこう

(temporary) closure of school

本校

ほんこう

main school

Example Sentences

1

かれはぼこうをとてもほこりにおもっています。

He is very proud of his alma mater.