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JLPT N117画 · 17 strokesradical 言grade 5freq #653

lecture, club, association

On'yomi (音読み)

  • コウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

Mnemonic

At the lecture, the club gathered to discuss the importance of speaking well, with 'words' (言) forming the core of their lively association.

About this kanji

The kanji 講 (こう) primarily means 'lecture' and is related to speaking or discussing topics in a formal setting. It is commonly used as a noun rather than a verb. You might encounter it in compounds like 講演 (こうえん), which means 'lecture,' and 講義 (こうぎ), also meaning 'lecture' but usually refers to academic classes. Another example is 講座 (こうざ), meaning 'course,' where various lectures take place. A usage note is that although this kanji is predominantly used in educational contexts, it can also imply organized groups or associations focused on discussions.

Example sentences

  • 彼女は歴史について講演した。

    She gave a lecture about history.

Meanings across languages

English
lecture, club, association
Tiếng Việt
bài giảng, câu lạc bộ, hiệp hội
日本語
講義, クラブ, 協会
한국어
강의, 클럽, 협회
中文
讲座, 俱乐部, 协会
id
kuliah, klub
th
การบรรยาย, สมาคม
es
conferencia, club
fr
conférence, club
de
Vorlesung, Verein
pt
palestra, clube

Common compounds

  • 講演こうえんlecture, address, speech
  • 講義こうぎlecture
  • 講座こうざcourse (e.g. of lectures), academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
  • 講師こうしspeaker, lecturer, lecturer (at a university or college)
  • 講習こうしゅうshort course, training
  • 受講じゅこうtaking a lecture, attending a class, taking a course
  • 休講きゅうこうcancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
  • 講談こうだんstorytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery, story

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