幼稚園

kindergarten, preschool

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kindergarten, preschool In Japan, 幼稚園 is an early-childhood school, usually for children ages 3 to 6.
JA: 妹は幼稚園に通っています。
EN: My younger sister goes to kindergarten.

あの幼稚園に入って楽しく暮らせってのかよ!

You expect me to go to that kindergarten and live happily ever after?!

— AKIRA (1988)

しげみちゃんを幼稚園に迎えに行けないの。

I can't pick Shigemi up from kindergarten.

幼稚園に着きましたよ

We’ve arrived at the kindergarten.

— 動くな、死ね、甦れ! (1990)

ほらほら、早く食べて幼稚園行かなきゃ。

Come on, hurry up and eat—we have to get to kindergarten.