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JLPT N2
Grade 5

Meanings

lecture
club
association

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
コウ

Common Words

うぎ
~する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #6027
1

lecture

Examples
その講義へ来た人はほとんどいなかった。
Few people came to the lecture.
うし
Noun
Freq #10570
1

speaker; lecturer

Examples
講師は本題から脱線してしまった。
The speaker wandered away from the subject.
2

lecturer (at a university or college); instructor

Examples
正確に言うと私は大学講師です。
Specifically, I'm a university lecturer.
3

part-time teacher

4

tutor (at a cram school)

うどう
Noun
Freq #15006
1

auditorium; lecture hall

Examples
その教師は講堂に学生を集めた。
The teacher assembled the students in the hall.
うしゅう
~する Verb
Noun
Transitive
Freq #19762
1

short course; training

Examples
集中講習で私のフランス語は驚くほど上達した。
The intensive course did wonders for my French.
うえん
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Transitive
Freq #20721
1

lecture; address; speech

Examples
今夜の講演は誰ですか。
Who is going to speak tonight?
うざ
Noun
Freq #21031
1

course (e.g. of lectures)

Examples
この講座では応急手当の基本的な技能を教えます。
This course teaches basic skills in first aid.
2

academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)

うじる
Transitive
Ichidan verb
Freq #22574
1

to lecture; to read aloud; to give a lecture (on)

Examples
別の手立てを講じるだろう。
They will lay another scheme.
2

to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to take (e.g. measures); to carry out (e.g. a plan) to adopt (e.g. a policy)

3

to confer; to hold conference (with); to negotiate (with)

4

to reconciliate (with); to make peace (with); to make up (with)

うしゃく
Noun
Freq #25555
1

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; exposition

2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb

explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture

3

Archaic; Edo-period term

storytelling

れいこう
~する Verb
Noun
Freq #31760
1

no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering

Examples
皆さん、今夜は無礼講で行きましょう。それでは、乾杯。
All right, everyone, let's not stand on ceremony tonight. Cheers!
うだん
Noun
Freq #32708
1

storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story

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