短大

たんだい

[tandai]

Meanings

1.Noun

junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution

姉は短大で幼児教育を専攻している。

My older sister is majoring in early childhood education at junior college.

短大を卒業してすぐに保育士になった。

I graduated from junior college and immediately became a nursery school teacher.

四年制大学ではなく短大を選んだ理由を聞かれた。

I was asked why I chose junior college instead of a four-year university.