(in Japan) a private school or college attended in addition to an ordinary educational institution.
（日本）私立补习学校
Example sentencesExamples
She talked first to a sixth-grader who is studying at a juku (cram school) to enter a private junior high school.
For two years, she has been sending her son, Atsuki, to cramming classes at Tokyo's Nichinoken, a juku that prepares students for entrance exams at elite junior high schools.
Each child, having already attended a full day of regular classes, has logged another couple of hours at a juku.
Students often supplement regular classes by attending a juku (cram school) after hours.
The Japanese have an extensive system of private after-hour tutoring schools called juku (for younger students) and yobiko (for high school students).
Origin
Japanese.
Definition of juku in US English:
juku
nounˈjo͞oko͞o
(in Japan) a private school or college attended in addition to an ordinary educational institution.
（日本）私立补习学校
Example sentencesExamples
Each child, having already attended a full day of regular classes, has logged another couple of hours at a juku.
The Japanese have an extensive system of private after-hour tutoring schools called juku (for younger students) and yobiko (for high school students).
Students often supplement regular classes by attending a juku (cram school) after hours.
She talked first to a sixth-grader who is studying at a juku (cram school) to enter a private junior high school.
For two years, she has been sending her son, Atsuki, to cramming classes at Tokyo's Nichinoken, a juku that prepares students for entrance exams at elite junior high schools.