くがく

苦学

working one's way through school; earning one's own school fees

N3Noun
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
working one's way through schoolearning one's own school fees
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
studying under adversitystudying in harsh economic circumstances

Example Sentences

(わたし)は苦学して大学を卒業した。

I worked my way through college.

(かれ)は苦学して曲がりなりにも大学を出た。

Somehow he managed to work his way through college.