VocabJLPT N2
Kindergarten
Noun

Definitions

  1. 1. kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school)
  2. 2. preschool
  3. 3. Kindergarten
This noun refers to a kindergarten, the educational institution for young children before they enter elementary school. In Japan, children typically attend from around ages three to six.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The nearby park is part of the kindergarten's regular walking route.

Sentence 2

"I wonder if the kindergarten uniform will fit," my mom worried.

Sentence 3

I happened to walk past my old kindergarten and got all nostalgic.

Sentence 4

Her words stick in my head like a kindergarten song.

Sentence 5

Why don't you just settle that argument with rock-paper-scissors like kindergartners?