講座

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See also: 讲座

Chinese

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to talk; speech; to speak
to talk; speech; to speak; to tell; to explain
 
seat; base; stand
seat; base; stand; measure word for large, solid things
 
trad. (講座)
simp. (讲座)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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講座

  1. seminar; lecture
    博士講座主講人 [MSC, trad.]
    博士讲座主讲人 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhāng bóshì shì zhè chǎng jiǎngzuò de zhǔjiǎngrén. [Pinyin]
    Dr. Zhang is the presenter of this seminar.
    北大講座 [MSC, trad.]
    北大讲座 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ yào qù Běidà tīng jiǎngzuò. [Pinyin]
    I want to go to Peking University to attend a lecture.
  2. course; series of lessons; lecture series
  3. chair (academic position)
    講座教授讲座教授  ―  jiǎngzuò jiàoshòu  ―  chair professorship; docent
  4. (archaic) seat for a scholar or monk give lectures

Synonyms

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  • (seat for a scholar or monk to give lectures): 講席讲席 (jiǎngxí)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 5

Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(こう)() (kōza

  1. chair (the position of a lecturer or professor; the person holding this position)
  2. a lecture or short course on a subject

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN