転校生（てんこうせい、tenkousei）
- transfer student

The word 転校生 転校生 refers to a student who has transferred from one school to another. This term is most commonly used in the context of schools in Japan, encompassing elementary, junior high, and high schools. It describes a student's status as a new arrival to a school due to a change in their previous educational institution.

⚫︎ 新しい転校生 Translation: New transfer student ⚫︎ 私のクラスに転校生が来ました Translation: A transfer student came to my class. ⚫︎ 彼は去年、東京から転校生としてこの学校に来ました Translation: He came to this school last year as a transfer student from Tokyo.

You can use 転校生 when you are referring to a student who has recently joined a school after moving from a different school. It is commonly used when discussing the student's arrival, their background, or any challenges they might face adapting to the new school environment. It's used in both formal and informal contexts.

⚫︎ The word 転校生 is written in kanji and hiragana. ⚫︎ Kanji: 転校生 ⚫︎ Hiragana: てんこうせい ⚫︎ The okurigana (送りがな, suffix hiragana) "生" is always used. There are no variations in its form.

There aren't direct synonyms in Japanese. However, you could use descriptive phrases to convey the same idea, such as: ⚫︎ 転入生 - てんにゅうせい - transfer student (formal) ⚫︎ 編入生 - へんにゅうせい - transfer student (used in university settings, not commonly in elementary or junior high)

There aren't direct antonyms for 転校生. The opposite concept would be a student who stays at the school and does not transfer.

彼は転校生なので、まだ学校に慣れていません。 ・Translation: Because he is a transfer student, he's not yet used to the school. ・Explanation: This sentence explains that the person is new to the school and still adjusting.

転校生の自己紹介を聞きました。 ・Translation: I listened to the transfer student's self-introduction. ・Explanation: This describes the act of hearing the transfer student introducing themself.

The word 転校生 is a compound word. 転校 means "to transfer schools" or "school transfer". 生 means "student." Therefore, 転校生 literally translates to "transfer student". The structure of the word directly reflects the concept.