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留学生

りゅうがくせい

noun

Meanings

1international student
2overseas student
3exchange student

Example sentence

留学生と日本語で話しました。

りゅうがくせいとにほんごではなしました。

I spoke in Japanese with an international student.

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Kanji in this word

留Detain, Fasten, Halt10 strokes 学Study, Learning, Science8 strokes 生Life, Genuine, Birth5 strokes

More words with 留

留学りゅうがく · studying abroadN3 在留ざいりゅう · residing (esp. abroad)残留ざんりゅう · staying behind 留守るす · absenceN4 書留かきとめ · registered mailN2

Full entry on Jisho

駐留

ちゅうりゅう · stationing (e.g. of troops)

保留ほりゅう · reservation

抑留よくりゅう · internment

More words with 学

文学ぶんがく · literatureN4 大学だいがく · collegeN5 ～学部～がくぶ · department of a universityN4 学校がっこう · schoolN5 学生がくせい · studentN5 学部がくぶ · faculty (of a university)医学いがく · medical scienceN4 科学かがく · scienceN4

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