苦学生

くがくせい

self-supporting student; working student

noun

Example sentences

バイトで学費（がくひ）を稼（かせ）ぎながら大学（だいがく）に通（とお）ってる。まあ苦学生（くがくせい）ってとこかな。

I pay my university fees to go to university by part-time work. Well, I'm a 'working student' I suppose.