How to say 'Lecture' in Japanese | 講演

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The Japanese word for Lecture is 'Kouen', written as 講演 in Japanese.'Lecture' in hiragana is こうえん.

word

講演

Meaning

Lecture

Reading

こうえん

kouen

Kanji

講Lecture 演Perform

Explanation

The Japanese verbal noun '講演 (こうえん)' refers to a formal talk or lecture given on a specific topic, often by an expert or a guest speaker. It is commonly used in academic, professional, or public settings. For example: I attended a lecture on Japanese history「日本の歴史についての講演に参加しました」(にほんのれきしについてのこうえんにさんかしました). The professor gave a lecture on climate change「教授が気候変動について講演しました」(きょうじゅがきこうへんどうについてこうえんしました). This term is often associated with structured, informative presentations rather than casual talks.

Part Of Speech

verbal noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

4449

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 講演

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

講

Meaning

Lecture

kanji

演

Meaning

Perform

Words Related to 講演 Through the Kanji 講

These 5 Words contain the Kanji 講 as well.

word

講義

Meaning

Lecture

word

休講

Meaning

Cancellation

word

講座

Meaning

Course

word

講師

Meaning

Lecturer

word

講ずる

Meaning

Take

Words Related to 講演 Through the Kanji 演

These 8 Words contain the Kanji 演 as well.

word

演ずる

Meaning

Perform

word

演説

Meaning

Speech

word

演じる

Meaning

Perform

word

出演

Meaning

Appearance

word

演劇

Meaning

Theater

word

演出

Meaning

Direction, Production

word

演奏

Meaning

Performance

word

演技

Meaning

Acting

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'Kouen' means 'Lecture' .

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