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講義

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

講義 — “lecture”

講義 (read こうぎ) means lecture. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

こうぎ

Meaning

lecture

講義 in a sentence

大学だいがくで経済けいざいの講義こうぎを受けうけます。

I take an economics lecture at the university.

The kanji in 講義

講lecture
義justice; adoptive relation

Words that share a kanji with 講義

講堂こうどう— auditorium, hall
講演こうえん— lecture, talk
休講きゅうこう— cancellation of a lecture/class
講師こうし— lecturer, instructor
義務ぎむ— duty, obligation
主義しゅぎ— principle, doctrine, -ism
意義いぎ— significance, meaning, importance

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