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語源

Unadapted borrowing from German Kindergarten (“kindergarten”, literally “garden of children”), coined by German pedagogue Friedrich Fröbel in 1840.

発音

• (米国発音, Canada) IPA: /ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹt(ə)n/, /ˈkɪndəɹˌɡɑːɹd(ə)n/, [ˈkʰɪn(d)əɹˌɡɑːɹt̬(ə)n], [ˈkʰɪɾ̃əɹˌɡɑːɹʔn̩]
• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈkɪndəˌɡɑːt(ə)n/
• 韻: -ɑː(ɹ)tən
• ハイフネーション: kin‧der‧gar‧ten

名詞

kindergarten (plural kindergartens or (obsolete) kindergärten)

1. (Canada, US, Australia, India, UK chiefly historical) An educational institution for young children, usually between ages 4 and 6; nursery school. [from 1852]

   Synonyms: preschool, (UK) nursery school, (India) KG

2. (Canada, US, New South Wales, India) The elementary school grade before first grade.

   Synonym: (UK) reception

3. (Philippines) The two levels between nursery and prep; the second and third years of preschool.

使用する際の注意点

In the UK, from mid-19th century to late 20th century, a kindergarten was an institution in which teachers taught basic reading, writing and arithmetic to children under school age (under 5), while a nursery had no teachers and merely kept children occupied by playing and perhaps reading stories, with no pretence to education. Since the late-20th century, all pre-school nurseries are required by law to teach through play, so the term kindergarten has fallen out of use except for specialist types.

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参考

Further reading

• other meanings of kindergarten on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• kindergarten on Wikipedia.Wikipedia