# 課 — lesson; section

課 means “lesson; section”. It is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: カ (ka). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 課 (ka, “lesson”).

- Meaning: lesson; section
- On'yomi: カ (ka)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N3 · set Study

## How to remember 課

Words (言) that bear fruit (果): a lesson.

Sounds like 果: both read カ.

Parts: 言 say; words · 果 fruit

## Words with 課

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 課 | か (ka) | lesson |
| 課する | かする (kasuru) | to impose; to levy |

## Don't confuse it with

[謀](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/plot/) · [裸](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/naked/)

## More in the “Study” set

[課](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/lesson/) · [史](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/history/) · [科](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/academic-subject/) · [授](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/impart/) · [級](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/class/) · [練](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/practise/)

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