How to say elementary in Japanese

しょとうshotou

noun:

  • elementary; primary

Example Sentences

小学shougakunenno息子musukoga静岡shizuokaからkara名古屋nagoyano小学校shougakkouni転入tennyuuしましたshimashita
My son who is in the fifth grade has transferred from Shizuoka to an elementary school in Nagoya.
小中学生shouchuugakuseiなんてnanteまだまだmadamada善悪zen'akuno見分けmiwakemo現実genjitsuto仮想kasouno見分けmiwakemoつかないtsukanai
Elementary and primary school children don't yet know good from evil or reality from fiction.
kareほどhodono確立kakuritsuしたshita科学者kagakushagaそのようなsonoyouna初歩的なshohotekina誤りを犯すayamariwookasuとはtoha実際jissaiue考えられないkangaerarenaiことkotoであるdearu
It is practically unthinkable that a scientist of his stature would have made such an elementary mistake.
kareha小学shougaku年生nenseiですdesu
He is in fourth grade of elementary school.
日本人nipponjinnonakaにはniha小学生shougakuseiになってninattemo両親ryoushinto一緒にisshoni寝ているneteiruものmonoさえsaeいるiru
Some Japanese may continue to sleep with both parents even during elementary school days.

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