juku
Americannoun
plural
jukuEtymology
Origin of juku
1980–85; < Japanese
Example Sentences
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The sports juku gave me a list of sixty things Taro should master.
From Salon • Jul. 15, 2018
The exam prep schools are called juku, and they are part of the boundless, multi-billion-dollar ojyuken industry that converts every parental anxiety into a business opportunity.
From Salon • Jul. 15, 2018
There was also a sheet that listed the juku rules that included this entry: “If Sakura concludes that the mother is emotionally unstable, we will ask you to withdraw.”
From Salon • Jul. 15, 2018
The key to success is the juku, an evening and weekend cram school where children from the age of four prepare for entrance examinations.
From Time Magazine Archive
The recent coming of affluence has also brought juku that prep children for kindergarten�and even some that ease the way into other juku.
From Time Magazine Archive
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