Vocabulary

What does 講演 (こうえん, kouen) mean?

講演 (こうえん, kouen) means lecture, talk.

Quick facts
Readingこうえん
Romajikouen
Part of speechnoun, suru verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
こうえん
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkouen

lecture, talk

  1. 1noun · suru verb · transitive lecture; address; speech

Example sentences

  • Tomorrow's lecture starts at three o'clock.

  • I went to hear a lecture by a famous author.

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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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