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JLPT N3 · Noun

課 (ka)

課 (か, ka) is a Japanese noun meaning “lesson”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
か
Romaji
ka
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. lesson · noun, suffix noun
  2. section (in an organization); division; department · noun, suffix noun
  3. counter for lessons and chapters (of a book) · counter

Example sentences

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.
Tatoeba #162059
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.
Tatoeba #228335
１０課から始めましょう。
Let's start with Lesson Ten.
Tatoeba #236069

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 課

課
chapter, lesson, sectionカ · 15 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 課.

課長かちょうsection manager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

Source: JMdict entry 1195710 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.