An institution of higher education (university or college) where students study specialized subjects; includes undergraduate and graduate schools.
私は来年、東京の大学に進学する。
I'm entering a university in Tokyo next year.
大学では専門の授業に加えてゼミやサークル活動も大事だ。
At university, seminars and club activities are important in addition to specialized classes.
彼は大学で物理学を教えている。
He teaches physics at a university.
大学の図書館は試験期間中でも静かだった。
The university library was quiet even during exam period.
A historical term for the imperial national academy (daigaku-ryō) established under the ritsuryō system for training government officials.
律令制度の下で『大学』は大学寮と呼ばれ、官吏の教育を行った。
Under the ritsuryō system, the 'daigaku' known as daigaku-ryō provided education for officials.
Refers to 'The Great Learning', one of the Confucian texts (one of the Four Books).
『大学』は四書の一つで、倫理や修身について説いている。
'The Great Learning' is one of the Four Books and discusses ethics and self-cultivation.