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JLPT N3 · Noun

課題 (kadai)

課題 (かだい, kadai) is a Japanese noun meaning “subject; theme”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
かだい
Romaji
kadai
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. subject; theme; issue; matter · noun
  2. homework; assignment · noun
  3. problem (that needs solving); task; challenge; question · noun
  4. route (in climbing, bouldering, etc.); problem · noun

Example sentences

その学生は自分の課題に専念した。
The student concentrated on his subject.
Tatoeba #211629
私はとうとうこの課題を終えた。
At last, I finished this homework.
Tatoeba #159349

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

Kanji in 課題

課
chapter, lesson, sectionカ · 15 strokes
題
topic, subjectダイ · 18 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 課題.

課長かちょうsection manager課かlesson課程かていcourse課税かぜいtaxation日課にっかdaily routine課外かがいextracurricular宿題しゅくだいhomework問題もんだいquestion (e.g. on a test)題だいtitle話題わだいtopic題名だいめいtitle議題ぎだいtopic of discussion出題しゅつだいsetting a question (for an exam, quiz, etc.)主題しゅだいsubject

Source: JMdict entry 1195820 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.