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：2026/01/08
書生
Hiragana
しょせい
Noun
Japanese Meaning
明治・大正期に多く用いられた語で、学校に通う男子学生を指す。のちには、住み込みで家事などを手伝う代わりに、学資や住居の援助を受ける学生をも意味した。
Easy Japanese Meaning
むかしのがくせい。すむところをもらうかわりに、いえのてつだいをする。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
明治、大正时期的学生 / 以做家务换取住宿的学生（后世用法）
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
日本明治、大正時期的學生 / 以幫忙家務換取住宿的學生
Korean Meaning
(메이지·다이쇼 시대) 학생 / 집안일을 돕는 조건으로 하숙하는 학생
Indonesian
mahasiswa (istilah lama pada era Meiji–Taishō) / pelajar/mahasiswa yang membantu pekerjaan rumah tangga sebagai imbalan tempat tinggal
Vietnamese Meaning
sinh viên (thời Minh Trị–Đại Chính) / sinh viên giúp việc nhà để đổi lấy chỗ ở
Tagalog Meaning
mag-aaral (panahong Meiji–Taishō) / mag-aaral na tumutulong sa gawaing-bahay kapalit ng tirahan
Sense（1）
(Meiji and Taishō period) student
Sense（2）
(later) a student who helps with housework in exchange for lodging
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(Meiji and Taishō period) student / (later) a student who helps with housework in exchange for lodging
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書生
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He was living as a student during the Meiji era.
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彼は明治時代の書生として生活していました。
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