How to say "academy" in Japanese

• アカデミーCommon
  nounThe katakana loanword, matching 'academy' directly; used chiefly in the names of institutions such as music or art academies and for academies abroad.
  アカデミー授賞式じゅしょうしきは、ハリウッド最大さいだいの華はなやかな催もよおしだ。↗

  The Oscar ceremonies are Hollywood's biggest extravaganza.
• 学園がくえんCommon
  nounA school, typically a private one, viewed as an institution; common in school names, and it can also mean the campus itself. A natural choice when 'academy' means a school.
  「学園がくえんの廊下ろうかで、濃厚のうこうなキスシーン・・・聞きいたぞ聞きいたぞ」「濃厚のうこうじゃなーい！話はなしに尾おひれ付ついてるって・・・」↗

  "A passionate kiss scene in a school corridor ... I've heard all about it!" "It wasn't passionate! That's an exaggeration..."
• 学院がくいんCommon
  nounAn institute or academy, chiefly in the proper names of schools and private educational institutes; a natural rendering when 'academy' is part of an institution's name.
  黒くろ魔法まほうの話はなしを聞ききたいです。学院がくいんではさわりしか聞きいたことがないんですが興味きょうみがあります。↗

  I'd like to hear about black magic. I was only told the highlights in the academy, and it interests me.
• 学会がっかいJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounAn academic society or learned society, and also an academic meeting or conference; 'academy' here means a society of scholars, not a school, so this is not the word for a school-type academy.
  盛田もりた教授きょうじゅは化学かがく学会がっかいで司会しかいを務つとめた。↗

  Professor Morita presided at a meeting of the Chemical Society.
• 学士院がくしいんCommon
  nounAn academy in the sense of a prestigious national body of scholars, such as a country's academy of science; use it only for this institution type, never for a school.

Use 「アカデミー」 as the direct loanword for named or foreign academies, 学園 or 学院 for schools and institutes, 学会 for scholarly societies and meetings, and 学士院 for a national academy of scholars.

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• アカデミーacademy
• 学園がくえんeducational institution
• 学院がくいんinstitute
• 学会がっかいlearned society
• 翰林院かんりんいんacademy
• 学士院がくしいんlearned society