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課

chapter
Stroke count: 15

Readings

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JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 4

Meanings

  1. chapterRtK
  2. lesson
  3. section
    彼は企画課で働いている。He works in the planning section.tatoeba
    彼は課長に頭を抑えつけられている。The section chief keeps him down.tatoeba
  4. department
  5. division
  6. counter for chapters (of a book)
  1. section (in an organization)
  2. counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

Popular Usage

課長課税課程課外課題

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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say (言) · words (言) · keitai · mouth (口) · fruit · rice field (田) · brains · tree (木) · wood (木)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1204

Compound words

課長かちょう
section manager; section chief
課税かぜい
taxation
課程かてい
course; curriculum
課題かだい
subject; theme; issue; matter; homework
課員かいん
section staff
日課にっか
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
賦課ふか
levy; imposition
課するかする
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
課徴金かちょうきん
charges (i.e. fees)
放課後ほうかご
after school (at the end of the day)
修士課程しゅうしかてい
master's course
課業かぎょう
schoolwork
課金かきん
charging (a fee)
課制かせい
section system (companies)
課すかす
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.)
研修課けんしゅうか
training section
庶務課しょむか
general affairs section
課税控除かぜいこうじょ
tax exemption
課税所得かぜいしょとく
taxable income
課税するかぜいする
to tax

Additional Examples

彼は放課後野球をしました。
He played baseball after school.tatoeba
彼は課長に昇進した。
He was promoted to section chief.tatoeba
つまり非課税である。
In other words, they are excluded from taxation.wiki
郡には課税権がなかった。
Gun did not have the right to levy taxes.wiki
生体分子工学課程
Biomolecular Engineeringwiki
高分子機能工学課程
Macromolecular Science and Engineeringwiki
講義室や研究室はなく、スポーツ実習のほかは専ら課外活動に使われる。
There is no lecture room or laboratory, so this campus is used merely for sports classes or extracurricular activities.wiki
明治初年の諸課題
Problems in 1868wiki
壁画の劣化、今後の課題
Deterioration of Walls and FutureTaskswiki

Stroke Order

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