How to say junior in Japanese

こうはいkouhai

noun:

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.
特にtokuni理解力rikairyokugaあるaruwakeでもないdemonai普通のfutsuuno中学生chuugakuseiですdesu
He's just a normal junior high school student, not particularly intelligent.
彼女kanojohakareよりyorisai年下toshishitada
She's five years younger than him.
彼女kanojohawatashiよりyorisai年下toshishitaですdesu
She's five years younger than I am.
kareha中学chuugaku時代小説jidaishousetsuばかりbakari読んでいたyondeita
He did nothing but read novels in his junior high school days.

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