奨学金

しょうがくきん

scholarship

Also:student loan

What does 奨学金 mean?

奨学金 is a Japanese noun meaning scholarship in English. It can also be translated as student loan depending on context. It is written as 奨学金 in kanji, しょうがくきん in hiragana, and shougakukin in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentence

彼はその奨学金に応募した。

He applied for the scholarship.