講

lecture

JLPT N2 Grade 5 17 strokes

On'yomi: コウ
Radical: 言 · speech (words, speak)

講 means "lecture". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 17 strokes. Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is コウ. Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 5.

講 in example sentences

面白おもしろい講演こうえんだった？

Omoshiroi kouen datta?

Was it an interesting speech?
私わたしは今夜こんや講演こうえんする予定よていだ。

Watashi wa konya kouen suru yotei da.

I'm due to speak tonight.
正確せいかくに言ゆうと私わたしは大学だいがく講師こうしです。

Seikaku ni yuuto watashi wa daigaku koushi desu.

I'm actually a university teacher.

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

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Words that use 講

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Common questions

What does the kanji 講 mean?: 講 means "lecture". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 講 have?: 講 is written in 17 strokes.
How is 講 read?: Its on'yomi (Sino-Japanese) reading is コウ.
What JLPT level is 講?: 講 is a JLPT N2 kanji.

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