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juku

juku noun: a private Japanese school offering lessons outside of regular school time.

Noun

juku (plural juku or jukus)

  1. A private Japanese school offering lessons outside of regular school time.

Forms of juku

pluraljuku
pluraljukus

Origin of juku

From Japanese 塾 (juku, “cram school”).

Questions about juku

What does juku mean?
Juku means a private Japanese school offering lessons outside of regular school time.
What part of speech is juku?
Juku is a noun.
What is the plural of juku?
The plural of juku is juku.

Words near juku in the dictionary

  1. jukies
  2. juking
  3. juking time
  4. jukskei
  5. jukskeis
  6. juku
  7. jukujikun
  8. jukus
  9. JUL
  10. Jul.
  11. julaceous

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