Word Meaning 放課

ほうか houka

放課 is read as ほうか (houka) and means dismissal of class (at the end of the day).

Meaning

English

  1. dismissal of class (at the end of the day)
  2. recess (at school)
  3. break

Reading

Kana

ほうか

Romaji

houka

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Rank 57294 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

放課後

ほうかご

after school (at the end of the day)

放課後学習

ほうかごがくしゅう

after-school education

放送劇

ほうそうげき

radio drama

放物線

ほうぶつせん

parabola

放線

ほうせん

radiatio

放水管

ほうすいかん

drainpipe

放送禁止用語

ほうそうきんしようご

words you can't say on TV or radio

放電管

ほうでんかん

discharge tube

counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

日課

にっか

daily routine

学課

がっか

lesson

人事課

じんじか

personnel section