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課 (か) — department | JLPT N3 · Nihongo Circle

課

か

suffix

Meanings

1department
2division
3lesson
4section (in an organization)
5counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

Example sentence

私は１時間ではその課を全部は理解できない。

I can't absorb all of the lesson in an hour.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

課Chapter, Lesson, Section15 strokes

More words with 課

課外かがい · extracurricularN1 課程かてい · courseN3 課題かだい · subjectN3 課長かちょう · section managerN4 課税かぜい · taxation

Full entry on Jisho

N2

日課にっか · daily workN2

課するかする · to impose (a tax, fine, etc.)

課員かいん · section staff

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