留学 Study Abroad

Meaning

Primary

Study Abroad

Alternative

Studying Abroad

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

You detain your study and take it away to a foreign place. That foreign place is having you study abroad.

Reading

りゅうがく

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well. The reading for 留 is the りゅう version. You can remember this because Ryu (りゅう) from street fighter is doing a study abroad program to learn more karate.

Context

Common Word Combinations

• 留学〜

  留学生活

  life while studying abroad

  留学期間

  period of time spent studying abroad

  留学先

  destination for study abroad

• 〜留学

  海外留学

  studying overseas

  語学留学

  language study abroad

  短期留学

  short-term study abroad

• 留学を〜

  留学をする

  to study abroad

  留学を考える

  to consider studying abroad

  留学を希望する

  to wish to study abroad

Context Sentences

私は2013年に北京大学に留学しました。

I studied at Beijing University in 2013.

留学先で、日本語を自然にしゃべる練習をたくさんしました。

When I studied abroad, I practiced speaking Japanese naturally a lot.

「兄は親の言いつけを守らず、留学してしまいました。」「留学先はどこなんですか？」「アメリカです。」

"My older brother didn't obey the orders of our parents and left to study abroad." "Where is he studying abroad?" "It's in the U.S."

Kanji Composition

1. 留

   る Detain
2. 学

   がく Study