Vocabulary

What does 課 (か, ka) mean?

課 (か, ka) means section, department; lesson.

Quick facts
Readingか
Romajika
Part of speechnoun, noun suffix
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
か
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonka

section, department; lesson

  1. 1noun · noun suffix lesson
  2. 2noun · noun suffix section (in an organization); division; department
  3. 3counter counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)

Example sentences

  • Today we're studying lesson five.

  • My older sister is in a different department at the same company.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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