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The character "塾" has a history as a private educational space, originating from a term for a side hall or chamber within a noble's residence where instruction would take place. Its structure, composed of elements suggesting a form of earth or foundation and a component related to nurturing or abundance, conceptually aligns with its function as a place of foundational learning. Over centuries, its meaning solidified specifically to denote a private school or tutorial establishment, often operated by a single scholar, which existed outside the official government education system. In modern usage, while retaining its core idea of supplemental private education, it most commonly refers to the specialized and often rigorous "cram schools" that prepare students for examinations.
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他在塾裡讀書。
我每天去塾上課。
這個塾的老師很嚴格。
媽媽送我去塾學習數學。
為了考上好大學，他參加了補習塾。
雖然塾的學費很貴，但效果很好。
在日本的塾文化中，學生壓力很大。
經過在塾的密集培訓，他的成績顯著提高。