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VocabJLPT N3

classmate

Noun

Definitions

1. classmate

This noun refers to a classmate, specifically someone who is or was in the same grade or year as you at school. It implies a shared academic level rather than necessarily being in the same classroom. It is a warm, familiar term often used when reconnecting with people from one's school days.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

"I'm hard on you because we're classmates," he said flatly.

Sentence 2

I'm pretty sure one of my classmates went on to become a doctor.

Sentence 3

I ran into a classmate outside the station and just burst out laughing!

Sentence 4

Sometimes it feels like my classmates are judging my whole life.

Sentence 5

A classmate randomly sat down next to me — I thought it was fate!