How to say "enrollment" in Japanese

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  • 入団にゅうだんCommon
    noun, suru verb, intransitive verbEnrollment in the sense of joining a group or team. Use it for becoming a member of a team or similar group.
  • 入学にゅうがくJLPT N4approx.Common
    noun, suru verb, intransitive verbEnrollment in the sense of admission or entrance to a school or university. Use it for entering an educational institution, not a club or team.
    私の息子むすこは、高校こうこうに入学にゅうがくした。↗
    My son entered high school.
  • 入会にゅうかいCommon
    noun, suru verb, intransitive verbEnrollment or admission to a society, club, or similar organization. Use it for becoming a member of such a group rather than a school or team.
    私はそのクラブへの入会にゅうかいを許ゆるされた。↗
    I gained admission to the club.
  • 編入へんにゅうCommon
    noun, suru verb, transitive verbEnrollment in the sense of admission by transfer or incorporation. Use it for entering a school partway through, transferring from another institution, rather than for first-time entry.
  • 入校にゅうこうCommon
    noun, suru verb, intransitive verbEnrollment in the sense of admission or entrance to a school. It is close in meaning to 入学; for enrollment at a university, use 入学.

Choose by what is being joined: 入学 for admission to a school or university, 入会 for a club or society, 入団 for a group or team, 編入 for admission by transfer, and 入校 for admission to a school.

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Japanese equivalents
  • 入団にゅうだんjoining (a group, team, etc.)
  • 入学にゅうがくadmission (to a school or university)
  • 入会にゅうかいadmission (to a society, club, etc.)
  • 編入へんにゅうadmission
  • 入校にゅうこうadmission (to a school)
  • 登録者数とうろくしゃすうnumber of subscribers
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