課 – chapter, lesson, section

15 strokesTaught in grade 4#455 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 課 means chapter, lesson, section, department, division, counter for chapters (of a book). Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is カ (ka). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 言 (no. 149).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	カ	ka

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 言 (Kangxi radical 149). Components: 言・田・木.

Words using 課

課長かちょうsection manager課かlesson課程かていcourse課題かだいsubject課税かぜいtaxation日課にっかdaily routine課外かがいextracurricular

Example sentences

私は課長に任命された。

I was appointed to section chief.

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私は１時間ではその課を全部は理解できない。

I can't absorb all of the lesson in an hour.

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ウイリアムズ氏がその課を取り仕切っている。

Mr Williams carries that section.

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Kanji with the same radical

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