課 外 活 動(かがいかつどう)

かがいかつどう

noun

extracurricular activities

education

1. extracurricular activities

school activities outside of regular classes, such as clubs, sports teams, and student organizations

課外活動(かがいかつどう)に参加(さんか)する。

Participate in extracurricular activities.

課外活動(かがいかつどう)は大学(だいがく)入試(にゅうし)でも評価(ひょうか)される。

Extracurricular activities are also taken into account in university admissions.

放課後(ほうかご)は課外活動(かがいかつどう)で忙(いそが)しい。

I'm busy with extracurricular activities after school.

課外活動(かがいかつどう) is the formal umbrella term for school activities outside the curriculum. In everyday speech students name the specific activity, most often 部活(ぶかつ).

Similar words

部活(ぶかつ) / 部活動(ぶかつどう): school club activities, by far the largest part of 課外活動(かがいかつどう) at junior and senior high school
課外授業(かがいじゅぎょう): extra lessons outside regular class hours — still teaching, not an activity

Usage

Appears in school documents, the 内申書(ないしんしょ) (school record for admissions), and job-application forms that ask what you did outside class.

Related Words

Compare: 部活(ぶかつ) (club activities)

Compare: 野外活動(やがいかつどう) (outdoor activities)

Compare: 社外活動(しゃがいかつどう) (outside-company activities)

Compare: 課外授業(かがいじゅぎょう) (extracurricular lesson)

Compare: 部活動(ぶかつどう) (school club activities, by far…)

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Added 2026.1.27 21:31 · Revised 2026.9.28 2:11

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