Translation guide
In Japan, an agricultural high school is a specialized senior high school focusing on agriculture, often called 農業高校 (nougyou koukou). This guide covers how to refer to such schools and related terms.
The learner wants to say 'agricultural high school' in Japanese, either as a general term or when naming a specific school.
The most common and natural way to say 'agricultural high school' in everyday conversation. It is an abbreviation of 農業高等学校.
兄は農業高校に通っています。
My older brother goes to an agricultural high school.
この地域には農業高校が二つあります。
There are two agricultural high schools in this area.
The formal, full name. Used in official documents, school names, and formal contexts.
県立農業高等学校の入学式が行われました。
The entrance ceremony of the prefectural agricultural high school was held.
An older term for agricultural school, sometimes used historically or in certain proper names. Not commonly used for modern high schools.
彼は昔の農学校の資料を集めている。
He collects materials from old agricultural schools.
The learner wants to explain that a school specializes in agriculture, rather than just naming the type of school.
A descriptive phrase meaning 'a high school specializing in agriculture'. Useful when the school's official name doesn't include 'agricultural'.
この学校は農業を専門とする高校です。
This school is a high school specializing in agriculture.
Means 'a high school with an agriculture department'. Suitable when a general high school has an agricultural course.
農業科のある高校は少なくなっています。
High schools with agriculture departments are decreasing.
The learner wants to refer to a person who attends or graduated from an agricultural high school.
Refers to a current student of an agricultural high school.
農業高校の生徒たちが実習で田植えをしました。
The agricultural high school students planted rice in their practical training.
Used to describe someone's background, e.g., 'He is from an agricultural high school.'
彼は農業高校出身で、今は農家を継いでいます。
He is from an agricultural high school and now has taken over the family farm.
In casual and even semi-formal contexts, 農業高校 is perfectly acceptable. The full form 農業高等学校 is mainly for official names and documents.