escalator school

noun

A Japanese school offering education from elementary or middle-school level (or even from the kindergarten) up to the start of university.

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Meanings

nounescalator school (plural escalator schools)

plural escalator schools

  1. A Japanese school offering education from elementary or middle-school level (or even from the kindergarten) up to the start of university.

Origin

So called because students usually rise to the next grade without having to take entrance exams.

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escalator school. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escalator%20school

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“escalator school.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escalator%20school. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “escalator school,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/escalator%20school.

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