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講 — 17 strokes ／ Radical「言」

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6Elementary year 5 ／ 17 strokes ／ Radical「言」
On
コウこう · kō
Kun
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Meaning
lecture; to expound

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

言 "speech" plus 冓 "to frame timbers"; words built up into an argument — hence "lecture."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onコウこうkō講義こうぎ講演こうえん聴講ちょうこう

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 講義こうぎ

    lecture

  • 講堂こうどう

    auditorium; lecture hall

More words with this kanji

  • 講演こうえん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

講堂(こうどう)に全校(ぜんこう)の生徒(せいと)が集(あつ)まった。

All the students gathered in the auditorium.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

講堂講義講堂hall義justic…許to per…設to est…評to cri…証proof謝to apo…効effect厚thick航to sai…格status耕to plo…
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Compound

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