課
課 — Chapter
chapter, lesson, section, department, division, counter for chapters (of a book)
On’yomiカ (ka)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 課
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 課題 | かだい kadai | subject; theme; issue |
| 課長 | かちょう kachou | section manager; section chief |
| 課税 | かぜい kazei | taxation |
| 課 | か ka | lesson; section (in an organization); division |
| 課程 | かてい katei | course; curriculum |
| 課する | かする kasuru | to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.) |
Study notes
課 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #455 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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