How do you say "lesson" in Japanese?

授業

jugyou

Noun Kanji

In Japanese, "lesson" is 授業 (jugyou).

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Pronunciation

Pronounce ju-GYOU, two syllables with a long held final ou, giving it a rounded, drawn-out finish.

Writing and usage

授業 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

今日の授業は火山についてでした。

kyou no jugyou ha kazan nitsuitedeshita.

Today's lesson was about volcanoes.

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How to remember 授業

Jugyou ends in a long 'gyou' like the school bell ringing to signal the lesson has begun.

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Questions about 授業

How do you pronounce 授業?

Pronounce ju-GYOU, two syllables with a long held final ou, giving it a rounded, drawn-out finish.

Is 授業 formal or casual?

授業 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 授業 written in Japanese?

授業 is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as jugyou.

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