幼稚園 (Youchien) is a Japanese noun meaning “kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school), preschool”.
Meanings
- nounkindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
Examples
しげみちゃんを幼稚園に迎えに行けないの。
I will not be able to pick up Shigemi at the kindergarten.
それにしても、幼稚園というところは、季節の行事にとても敏感です。
Even so, kindergartens are sensitive to seasonal events.
よっくんのおとうさんね、幼稚園の若い先生とかけおちしたらしいわよ。
It looks like Yokkun's dad ran off with his nursery school teacher.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).