課

• 読み: か
• ローマ字: ka
• 漢字の分解: 課 (ka) — department, section, lesson
• 発音: /ka/

意味

Department; division; section. An organizational unit within a company, government office, or institution.

A noun and suffix used for organizational divisions. In companies and government offices, 課 refers to a section or department, typically smaller than 部 (department/division). It is also used as a counter for textbook lessons (第一課, Lesson 1). Common collocations include 営業課 (sales department), 総務課 (general affairs section), and 課長 (section chief).

例文

1. 来月から営業課に異動になった。
2. 課の全員でミーティングを行った。
3. 書類を総務課に提出してください。

使い方ガイド

場面: business, government, education

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

The kanji 課 is composed of 言 (words, speech) and 果 (fruit, result). Originally meaning to assign tasks or impose duties, it came to refer to the organizational unit responsible for those tasks.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal