I've always wondered how a student would be called according to there grade level.
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The translation's pretty literal, but if it's not already understood that the student is a high school student you'd tack on a "koukou" (é«˜æ ¡) before each of these: First year: ichi-nen-sei (一年生) Second year: ni-nen-sei (二年生) Third year: san-nen-sei (三年生)
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What do you mean by high school? Is it Junior high school or Senior high school? After graduating from elementery school, students enter Junior high school (chuugakkou) for a further three years. First Year - Chuugakkou Ichi-nen-sei Second Year - Chuugakkou Ni-nen-sei Third Year - Chuugakkou San-nen-sei After Junior high school, students have completed their compulsary education. They may then enter Senior high school,( Kotogakko) where they will normally study for an additional three years. First year - Kokou Ichi-nen-sei Second year - Kokou Ni-nen-sei Third year - Kokou San-nen-sei But High School literaly refer to Kotogakko http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_school#Japan
