How to say "campus" in Japanese

• キャンパスJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounThe direct word for 'campus', especially a university or college campus. This is the default choice when talking about university grounds, buildings, and student life there.
  彼女かのじょは私を連つれてキャンパスを案内あんないしてくれた。↗

  She showed me around the campus.
• 構内こうないCommon
  nounCovers 'premises' or 'grounds' — the enclosed area of a school, factory, station, or other facility. Usable for campus grounds, but it is broader and applies to many kinds of institutions.
  構内こうないで昨日きのう彼女かのじょに会あったよ。↗

  I met her on campus yesterday.
• 学園がくえんCommon
  nounPrimarily means an educational institution or academy rather than the physical campus. Its 'campus' gloss is marginal; usually you want another word when referring to the grounds themselves.
  「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..."
• 校庭こうていJLPT N2approx.Common
  nounMeans a schoolyard or school playground — the open grounds of a school, typically where pupils play or exercise. It is not the general word for a university campus.
  校庭こうていはたいへん小ちいさかったです。↗

  The schoolyard was very small.

Use 「キャンパス」 for a university campus, 構内 for the grounds of an institution or facility, 学園 for a school as an institution, and 校庭 for a schoolyard or playground.

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• キャンパスcampus
• 構内こうないpremises
• 学園がくえんeducational institution
• 校庭こうていschoolyard