書生

しょせい

Meanings

1. Noun student (Meiji and Taishō-era term)
2. student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)

Kanji

• 書 write. Read as ショ.
• 生 life. Read as セイ.

Words containing 書生

• 書生論 (しょせいろん) impractical argument
• 貧書生 (ひんしょせい) impoverished student

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