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*''Japanese'': 士学校 ''(shi gakkou)''
[[File:Shigakko.JPG|right|thumb|320px|The former gates to the main ''shigakkô'' founded by [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]] on the grounds of the stables of [[Tsurumaru castle]]]]
[[File:Seinan-bullets.JPG|right|thumb|320px|A section of the surviving stone walls of Saigô's ''shigakkô'', marked by what are said to be bullet holes from the [[Satsuma Rebellion]]]]
*''Japanese'': 私学校 or 士学校 ''(shi gakkou)''
''Shigakkô'', literally "warrior schools" or "samurai schools," were private centers of instruction for samurai youth, established and operated by pro-samurai figures such as [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]], and prominent particularly in the early years of the [[Meiji period]], particularly in [[Kagoshima prefecture]].
''Shigakkô'' were private centers of instruction for samurai youth, established and operated by pro-samurai figures such as [[Saigo Takamori|Saigô Takamori]], and prominent particularly in the early years of the [[Meiji period]], particularly in [[Kagoshima prefecture]]. The term can be written in two ways, with the homophones 「私学校」 and 「士学校」, both pronounced ''shigakkô'', meaning "private school" and "warrior/aristocrat school," respectively.
In [[1877]], on the eve of the [[Satsuma Rebellion]], there were roughly 7,000 such schools in Kagoshima prefecture (formerly [[Satsuma han]]) alone, with a total enrollment of roughly 20,000 students.
In [[1877]], on the eve of the [[Satsuma Rebellion]], there were roughly 7,000 such schools in Kagoshima prefecture (formerly [[Satsuma han]]) alone, with a total enrollment of roughly 20,000 students.