講 – lecture, club, association

17 strokesTaught in grade 5#653 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 講 means lecture, club, association. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is コウ (kou). It is written with 17 strokes, under radical 言 (no. 149).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	コウ	kou

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・冂・一・十.

Words using 講

講堂こうどうauditorium講義こうぎlecture講演こうえんlecture休講きゅうこうcancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)講師こうしspeaker講習こうしゅうshort course聴講ちょうこうlecture attendance講読こうどくreading

Example sentences

その教師は講堂に学生を集めた。

The teacher assembled the students in the hall.

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その講義へ来た人はほとんどいなかった。

Few people came to the lecture.

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今夜の講演は誰ですか。

Who is going to speak tonight?

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Kanji with the same radical

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