What does kanji 講 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 講 is lecture.

How is kanji 講 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 講 are コウ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 講?

Kanji 講 is taught in Jōyō Grade 5.

What is the main radical of kanji 講?

The main radical for kanji 講 is 言.

What words use kanji 講?

Example words that use kanji 講 include 講演, 講師, 講義, 講堂.

JōyōJLPT N2Kanken 6

講

Meaning

Kanji 講

lecture

lecture, club, association

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
Onyomi 音読み: コウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Variant: 讲 (Itaiji) • Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 5
JLPT: JLPT N2
Frequency: #653
Strokes: 17
Radical: 言
Components: 一 • 冂 • 十 • 言
Kanji Kentei: Level 6
Similar Kanji: 購 • 構 • 覯 • 篝 • 褠 • 冓 • 溝

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Showing 36 of 118 entries that include this kanji.

講演

こうえん

lecture

講師

こうし

part-time teacher

講義

こうぎ

lecture

講堂

こうどう

auditorium

講座

こうざ

academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)

講習

こうしゅう

short course

講談

こうだん

storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery

講ずる

こうずる

to confer

講話

こうわ

lecture

講じる

こうじる

to confer

講評

こうひょう

criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading)

講釈

こうしゃく

storytelling

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

先生の講義はとてもわかりやすい。

the professor's lecture is very easy to understand.

来週、駅前のホールで講演があります。

next week, there will be a lecture at the hall in front of the station.

私は日本史の講座を受けています。

i am taking a japanese history course.

この大学は四月に新しい講座を開講する。

this university will open a new course in april.

彼は若いころ、読書講に入っていた。

when he was young, he belonged to a reading club.

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