Word Meaning 講堂

こうどう koudou

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

Meaning

English

  1. auditorium
  2. 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 5372 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

1

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.