塾

cram school, private tutoring school

d͡ʑ ɨ k ɯ̟
noun Rare #28,406
cram school, private tutoring school An after-school school where students get extra lessons, often to prepare for exams.
JA: 弟は毎週土曜日に塾へ行きます。
EN: My younger brother goes to cram school every Saturday.

信子は今日塾なのよ

Nobuko has cram school today.

— When Marnie Was There (2014)

特別授業や塾もあります

There are also special classes and cram schools.

— Article 15 (2019)

彼は週に三回塾に行く。

He goes to cram school three times a week.

塾に行かなきゃ。

I have to go to cram school.

彼は塾で勉強している。

He is studying at a cram school.

塾の先生と付き合っている。

I'm dating my cram school teacher.

私の塾はここから遠い。

My cram school is far from here.

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