課外(かがい)

かがい
noun, no-adjective
extracurricular; outside of class
academiceducation
1. extracurricular; outside of class; after-hours
Activities, study, or events that take place outside of regular class hours or the standard curriculum.
課外(かがい)活動(かつどう)に参加(さんか)する。
To participate in extracurricular activities.
放課後(ほうかご)に課外(かがい)授業(じゅぎょう)がある。
There is an extracurricular class after school.
課外(かがい)の学習(がくしゅう)を通(とお)して、生徒(せいと)たちは社会(しゃかい)経験(けいけん)を積(つ)んでいる。
Through extracurricular learning, the students are gaining social experience.

Almost always used as a modifier before another noun, functioning like a prefix meaning "outside the regular curriculum." Composed of 課(か) (lesson/curriculum) + 外(がい) (outside). Rarely used as a standalone noun.

Common collocations

Similar words

  • 部活(ぶかつ): club activities — the most common term for after-school club activities at Japanese schools
  • 放課後(ほうかご): after school — refers to the time period after classes end, not the activities themselves
  • 校外(こうがい): off-campus; outside school — refers to physical location outside the school grounds, while 課外(かがい) refers to being outside the curriculum

Related Words

Compare: 部活(ぶかつ) (club activities)
Compare: 放課後(ほうかご) (after school)
Compare: 校外(こうがい) (off-campus)
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