Japanese

こうてい
Meaning: schoolyard, playground
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

校
庭

Example sentences

After school, students are playing soccer in the schoolyard.
子供たちが校庭で遊んでいる
The children are playing in the schoolyard.
放課後、生徒たちが校庭で遊んでいる。
After school, students are playing in the schoolyard.
男子生徒たちが校庭で走っている。
Male students are running in the schoolyard.
子供達が校庭で元気に走り回っている。
The children are running around energetically in the schoolyard.
休み時間に友達と校庭でサッカーをした。
I played soccer in the schoolyard with my friends during the break.
彼は全速力で校庭を走った。
He ran across the schoolyard at full speed.
強風が校庭の砂を激しく巻き上げた。
The strong wind blew up the sand in the schoolyard violently.
学生たちは校庭に一列に整列した。
The students lined up in a row in the schoolyard.
放課後、下級生たちが校庭でサッカーをしていた。
After school, the underclassmen were playing soccer in the schoolyard.

Usage Notes

Refers to the open area or garden within the school grounds used for play or activities.

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