Word Meaning 講堂

こうどう koudou

講堂 is read as こうどう (koudou) and means auditorium.

Meaning

English

auditorium
lecture hall

Reading

Kana

こうどう

Romaji

koudou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 5074 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

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安田講堂

やすだこうどう

Yasuda Auditorium (at Tokyo University, site of violent student protest in 1969)

講演

こうえん

lecture

講師

こうし

part-time teacher

講和

こうわ

reconciliation (between warring nations)

講座

こうざ

academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)

講談

こうだん

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

講習

こうしゅう

short course

講ずる

こうずる

to confer

講話

こうわ

lecture

講じる

こうじる

to confer

講演会

こうえんかい

lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker)

講和会議

こうわかいぎ

peace conference

Example Sentences

学校の講堂で入学式が行われた。

がっこうのこうどうでにゅうがくしきがおこなわれた。

The entrance ceremony was held in the school auditorium.

この講堂は300人まで入れる。

This auditorium can seat up to 300 people.

ぼくたちが講堂に入るとすぐ式が始まった。

No sooner had we entered the hall than the ceremony began.