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Kanji 講: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 講: lecture, club, association

Key takeaways

Kanji 講: lecture, club, association. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

講
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Meaning

lectureclubassociation

On reading

コウ

Radical

言

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 講

lecture, club, association

Kanji structure breakdown

講

Structure breakdown

言 + 冓

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

A lecture is the act of organizing words (言) into a coherent structure (冓). Think of it as intertwining ideas to explain a topic systematically. This kanji is found in words like lecture (講義) and presentation (講演).

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

コウ
  • 講習こうしゅう

    short course / training session

  • 講読こうどく

    reading and interpretation

  • 聴講ちょうこう

    attending lectures / auditing class

  • 休講きゅうこう

    class cancelled / lecture cancelled

  • 講師こうし

    lecturer / instructor / teacher

  • 講演こうえん

    lecture / speech / address

  • 講義こうぎ

    lecture / class / talk

  • 講堂こうどう

    auditorium / lecture hall

Commonly used words

  • 講習
    こうしゅう

    short course / training session

  • 講読
    こうどく

    reading and interpretation

  • 聴講
    ちょうこう

    attending lectures / auditing class

  • 休講
    きゅうこう

    class cancelled / lecture cancelled

  • 講師
    こうし

    lecturer / instructor / teacher

  • 講演
    こうえん

    lecture / speech / address

Example sentences

Example 1

今週は英語の講習を受けます。

Translation

I will attend an English training this week.

Example 2

講習で新しい技術を学びました。

Translation

I learned new skills in the training session.

Example 3

日本文学の講読を始めました。

Translation

I started reading Japanese literature.

Example 4

授業で古典の講読をしています。

Translation

We are doing classical reading in class.

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