停学

ていがく

suspension from school

What does 停学 mean?

停学 is a Japanese noun meaning suspension from school in English. It is written as 停学 in kanji, ていがく in hiragana, and teigaku in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼は素行不良で1週間の停学を受けた。

He was suspended from school for a week for bad conduct.