講座

See also: 讲座

Chinese
 
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) 講 座
simp. (讲座) 讲 座

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

講座

  1. seminar; lecture
    張博士是這場講座的主講人。 [MSC, trad.]
    张博士是这场讲座的主讲人。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhāng bóshì shì zhè chǎng jiǎngzuò de zhǔjiǎngrén. [Pinyin]
    Dr. Zhang is the presenter of this seminar.
    我要去北大聽講座。 [MSC, trad.]
    我要去北大听讲座。 [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
  3. (archaic) seat for a scholar or monk give lectures

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

Japanese
Kanji in this term
講 座
こう
Grade: 5		 ざ
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) こーざ [kòózá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞ːza̠]

Noun

講(こう)座(ざ) • (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
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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