How to say 'Homework' in Japanese | 宿題

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The Japanese word for Homework is 'Shukudai', written as 宿題 in Japanese.'Homework' in hiragana is しゅくだい.

word

宿題

Meaning

Homework

Reading

しゅくだい

shukudai

Kanji

宿Lodging 題Topic

Explanation

The Japanese noun '宿題 (しゅくだい)' means 'homework'. It refers to tasks or assignments given to students to complete outside of class. This word is commonly used in educational contexts and is often associated with schoolwork. For example: I have a lot of homework「宿題がたくさんある」(しゅくだいがたくさんある). Did you finish your homework?「宿題は終わった？」(しゅくだいはおわった？). The word can also be used more broadly to refer to any pending task or responsibility, though this usage is less common.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1222

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 宿題

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

宿

Meaning

Lodging

kanji

題

Meaning

Topic

Words Related to 宿題 Through the Kanji 宿

These 3 Words contain the Kanji 宿 as well.

word

宿

Meaning

Inn

word

下宿

Meaning

Lodging

word

宿泊

Meaning

Lodging

Words Related to 宿題 Through the Kanji 題

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 題 as well.

word

問題

Meaning

Question, Problem

word

課題

Meaning

Task, Issue

word

話題

Meaning

Topic

word

議題

Meaning

Agenda

word

主題

Meaning

Theme

word

題名

Meaning

Title

word

例題

Meaning

Example

word

題する

Meaning

Entitle

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What does 'Shukudai' (宿題) mean?

'Shukudai' means 'Homework' .

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