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講

Lecture
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Readings

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JLPT level: N2JōyōGrade 5Level 35

Verbs with «講»

講じる受講する講ずる開講する

Meanings

  1. lectureRtK
    彼は先生の講義をメモった。He made notes of the teacher's lecture.tatoeba
    唐招提寺金堂・講堂The main hall and lecture hall of Toshodai-ji Templewiki
  2. association
  3. club
  1. to lecture
  2. to read aloud
  3. to give a lecture (on)
  4. to devise (e.g. a strategy)
  5. to work out (e.g. a tactic)

Popular Usage

講義講堂講演休講講師

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1957

Compound words

講義こうぎ
lecture
講堂こうどう
auditorium; lecture hall
講演こうえん
lecture; address; speech
休講きゅうこう
cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)
講師こうし
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher
講じるこうじる
to lecture; to read aloud
受講するじゅこうする
to take
講座こうざ
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
講習こうしゅう
short course; training
講談こうだん
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
受講じゅこう
taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
聴講ちょうこう
lecture attendance; auditing
講和こうわ
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
講演会こうえんかい
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
講ずるこうずる
to lecture; to read aloud; to give a lecture (on); to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic)
受講料じゅこうりょう
course fee; tuition fee
開講かいこう
opening of a course
講会こうえ
(Buddhist) lecture meeting
講究こうきゅう
specialization (in a field of study)
講壇こうだん
lecture platform
侍講じこう
tutor to a daimyo, etc.
戎講えびすこう
fete in honor of Ebisu (honour)
講書始こうしょはじめ
Imperial New Year's Lectures (ceremony in which the emperor and members of the imperial family Their Majesties listen to expert lectures in the fields of human, social and natural sciences)
富士講ふじこう
Fuji worship confraternity

Additional Examples

彼は私たちのクラスで文学について講義した。
He lectured our class on literature.tatoeba
彼は講義を小冊子で補った。
He supplemented his lecture with a booklet.tatoeba
彼は講義を終わらせた。
He brought his speech to an end.tatoeba
大講堂内にある。
It is located in the Dai-kodo Hall.wiki
現在は主に講演活動などに従事。
Currently, he spends his time giving lectures.wiki
1937年 ヘレン・ケラー女史が講演。
1937: Helen Keller gave a lecture.wiki
京都帝国大学講師
He became the instructor of Kyoto Imperial University.wiki
講師控室、共同研究室
Instructor's room, Joint research roomwiki

Stroke Order

17 strokes

Lecture. 言 (words) + 冓 (build up) — words built into an orderly talk. 講義 — lecture.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 講

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