母校
ぼこう
bokou
JLPT N1nounVocabularyLevel 96 - JLPT N1
Quick answer
母校 (ぼこう (bokou)) means "Alma mater". The reading is ぼこう (bokou). Audio pronunciation and kanji breakdown are below.
Meaning
Alma mater
Also : One's old school
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Example Sentences
田中さんは大学時代から僕たちの母校を訪ねることを毎年楽しみにしています。
たなかさんはだいがくじだいからぼくたちのぼこうをたずねることをまいとしたのしみにしています。
Tanaka-san looks forward every year to visiting our alma mater since our university days.
彼は母校の卒業式に招待されて、懐かしい友人たちと再会しました。
かれはぼこうのそつぎょうしきにしょうたいされて、なつかしいゆうじんたちとさいかいしました。
He was invited to his alma mater's graduation ceremony and reunited with old friends.
Kanji in this word
Grammar to study at this level
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + に際して~に際して (ni saishite) - On the occasion of
- [Noun] + をもとに(して)~をもとに (wo moto ni) - Based on
- [Noun/Verb dictionary form] + にあたって~にあたって (ni atatte) - When doing; Upon
- [Plain form verb/adjective] + ものの~ものの (mono no) - Although; Even though
- [Verb/Adjective/Noun] + にしろ/にせよ~にしろ/にせよ (ni shiro/ni seyo) - Even if; Regardless of
Last updated Jul 4, 2026
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