JLPT N2 · Noun

コース (koosu)

コース is a Japanese noun meaning “course; route”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: コース
Romaji: koosu
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

course; route; trail · noun
course (of study); program · noun
lane (in running, swimming, etc.) · noun
course (of action); policy; track; path · noun
course (of a multi-course meal) · noun

Example sentences

車はコースをはずれた。

The car veered from its course.

Tatoeba #149013

おすすめのコースはどこですか。

Which course do you recommend?

Tatoeba #227689

日本人とアメリカ人との重要な違いの一つは、日本人が安全な人生のコースを選ぶ傾向があるのに対して、アメリカ人は人生を探求し、それに挑戦したがることである。

One of the important differences between Japanese and Americans is that Japanese tend to choose a safe course in life, while Americans choose to explore and challenge life.

Tatoeba #122294

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

Source: JMdict entry 1048830 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.