入学します（にゅうがくします、nyuugakushimasu）
- to enroll

The Japanese verb 入学します (にゅうがくします) means "to enter school," "to enroll," or "to be admitted to school." It describes the act of officially becoming a student at an educational institution, such as a school, university, or college. It implies the completion of all the necessary procedures for enrollment.

⚫︎大学に入学します。 Translation: I will enter university. ⚫︎来年、高校に入学する予定です。 Translation: I plan to enter high school next year. ⚫︎彼は小学校に入学しました。 Translation: He entered elementary school.

⚫︎入学します is used when someone is officially accepted and begins attending an educational institution. ⚫︎ It is often used to announce or discuss the process of enrolling in a school. ⚫︎ It's a formal verb, so it's best to use it in polite or formal conversations. ⚫︎ You can use it in past tense 入学しました (nyuugaku shimashita) to indicate that someone has already entered the school. ⚫︎ Use the future tense 入学します (nyuugakushimasu) or other future expressions to refer to the action of entering school in the future (e.g., 入学する予定です - I plan to enter school).

⚫︎ 入学します is typically written with the kanji 入学 (にゅうがく) followed by the polite verb stem します. ⚫︎ The kanji 入 (nyuu) means "enter" or "insert." ⚫︎ The kanji 学 (gaku) means "study" or "school." ⚫︎ The verb stem します (shimasu) is written in hiragana. ⚫︎ The okurigana is standard, with no variation. ⚫︎ It's always written in hiragana when it's part of the verb conjugation like 入学します, 入学しません, etc.

⚫︎ While there aren't direct synonyms that convey the exact nuance, you might use phrases like: ⚫︎ 進学します (shingaku shimasu): To go on to higher education. ⚫︎ 入学手続きをします (nyuugaku tetsuzuki o shimasu): To complete the enrollment procedures.

⚫︎ There is no direct antonym, as there isn't one word that directly means the opposite of 入学します. ⚫︎ However, words that express not entering or leaving a school setting could be considered opposites in context: ⚫︎ 退学します (taigaku shimasu): To drop out of school. ⚫︎ 卒業します (sotsugyou shimasu): To graduate.

私は今年、東京大学に入学します。 ・Translation: I will enter the University of Tokyo this year. ・Explanation: This sentence clearly states the speaker's intention of entering the University of Tokyo.

山田さんは来年、この高校に入学することに決めました。 ・Translation: Yamada decided to enter this high school next year. ・Explanation: This sentence uses the plain form of the verb "to enter" (入学する) and indicates Yamada's decision.

The word 入学 is a compound word formed from two kanji. As noted above, the kanji 入 means "to enter," and the kanji 学 means "study" or "school." The verb stem します is a common verb used to make nouns into verbs (e.g., to do, to make). Therefore, 入学します literally means "to do the act of entering school."