# 講 — lecture

講 means “lecture”. It is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 17 strokes. On'yomi: コウ (kou). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 講じる (koujiru, “to take measures; to lecture”).

- Meaning: lecture
- On'yomi: コウ (kou)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 17
- Level: JLPT N2 · set Study

## How to remember 講

Parts: 言 say; words · 冓 crossed beams

## Words with 講

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 講じる | こうじる (koujiru) | to take measures; to lecture |

## Don't confuse it with

[構](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/construct/)

## More in the “Study” set

[修](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/repair/) · [講](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/lecture/) · [卒](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/graduate/) · [訓](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/instruction/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/lecture/. Last updated 2026-11-01.