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Kanji Detail for 講 - "lecture"

講

  • Meaning

    講 means "lecture." Also associated with to explain, to reconcile.

    1. Lecture - To give a talk; to expound on a topic.

    2. Explain - To make clear; to interpret.

    3. Reconcile - To restore friendship; to make peace.

    4. Study - To learn; to examine closely.

  • Words using 講

    • 講演 こうえん Listen lecture; address; speech
    • 講師 こうし Listen speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college)
    • 講座 こうざ Listen course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
    • 受講 じゅこう Listen taking a lecture; attending a class; taking a course
    • 講義 こうぎ Listen lecture
    • 講習 こうしゅう Listen short course; training
    • 講堂 こうどう Listen auditorium; lecture hall
    • 講談 こうだん Listen storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story

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    • Verified meaning: lecture
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read こう, こうさき)
    • Also carries these associations: to explain, to reconcile

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 講

    Given names 講(こう)Listen

    Surnames 講(こうさき)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    lecture; club; association

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    explain; discuss; talk

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize; to be particular about; as far as sth is concerned; speech; lecture

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    talk, speech, lecture; to speak, to explain

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To reconcile. Using words to blend or smooth out differing opinions between parties, making things fair and ending disputes is called 講. Such as 講和 (make peace), 講價 (negotiate prices). | Explaining things is also called 講. Meaning integrating the meanings to make listeners understand clearly. Such as 講書 (explain books), 講經 (lecture on classics), 講義 (lecture notes), 講習 (training course).

  • Onyomi

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    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

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    none

  • Strokes

    tip

    17 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    lecture to explain to reconcile discuss debate plan scheme solve study sermon address discourse educate expound guidance instruction lesson presentation seminar speech talk teach

Sentences including 講

  • A few people came to the lecture.

  • We called on him for a speech.

  • The long discussion came to an end at last.

  • He brought his speech to an end.

  • Many students were present at the lecture.

  • The lecture was beyond me.

  • Who is going to speak tonight?

  • She was absent from lectures.

  • The lecture was above me.

  • Her lecture is above my head.

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