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How do you say "assignment" in Japanese?
課題
kadai
In Japanese, "assignment" is 課題 (kadai).
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Pronunciation
Kadai has two even beats, ka and dai, with dai rhyming with 'die' but pronounced lighter and shorter than the English word.
Writing and usage
課題 is written using kanji. It's a noun, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
彼女は課題を期限内に提出した。
kanojo ha kadai wo kigen nai ni teishutsu shita.
She handed in her assignment on time.
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How to remember 課題
Kadai sounds like 'car die' — your car might die if you're stuck doing your assignment in it all night.
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- principal 校長 kouchou
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- semester 学期 gakki
- curriculum カリキュラム karikyuramu
- essay エッセイ essei
- thesis 論文 ronbun
- presentation プレゼンテーション purezenteeshon
- laboratory 研究所 kenkyuusho
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Questions about 課題
How do you pronounce 課題?
Kadai has two even beats, ka and dai, with dai rhyming with 'die' but pronounced lighter and shorter than the English word.
Is 課題 formal or casual?
課題 is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 課題 written in Japanese?
課題 is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as kadai.
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"Assignment" in other languages
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