幼稚園

ようちえん

kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool

noun

N2 freq #7

Example sentences

よっくんのおとうさんね、幼稚園（ようちえん）の若（わか）い先生（せんせい）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.

しげみちゃんを幼稚園（ようちえん）に迎えに行（むかえにい）けないの。

I will not be able to pick up Shigemi at the kindergarten.