講 習(こうしゅう)

こうしゅう

noun

short course; training session

1. short course; training class

A short course of instruction, usually in a practical skill or for a qualification, often held over a few hours or days.

講習(こうしゅう)を受(う)ける。

To take a training course.

夏休(なつやす)みに水泳(すいえい)の講習(こうしゅう)がある。

There is a swimming course during the summer vacation.

免許(めんきょ)を更新(こうしん)するときは、短(みじか)い講習(こうしゅう)を受(う)けなければならない。

When you renew your license, you have to attend a short class.

Japanese driving-license renewal includes a compulsory 講習(こうしゅう), and cram schools run 夏期講習(かきこうしゅう) in the summer holidays.

Common collocations

講習(こうしゅう)を受(う)ける: to take a course
講習会(こうしゅうかい): training session, workshop
夏期講習(かきこうしゅう): summer course
救命講習(きゅうめいこうしゅう): lifesaving / first-aid course

Similar words

研修(けんしゅう): training for employees, run by the company
講座(こうざ): course, a series of lectures often open to the public
講義(こうぎ): lecture (university)

Related Words

Compare: 研修(けんしゅう) (training for employees, run…)

Compare: 講座(こうざ) (course, a series of lectures often open…)

Compare: 講義(こうぎ) (lecture)

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