宿題|しゅくだいshukudai[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounhomework; assignment
- nounpending issue; unresolved problem; open question
- Synonym課題かだいNeutralAn assigned task or project, not limited to homework; also a problem awaiting solution, as in 「夏休みの課題」「今後の課題」.
- Related予習よしゅうNeutralStudying material in advance of a lesson; the focus is pre-class preparation. 宿題 is work assigned by a teacher, and 予習 can itself be the content of 宿題.
- Related問題もんだいNeutralA question or problem, as in 「問題を解く」; 宿題 is the work you take home to do.
For homework, 「宿題」 is the default word. Use 「予習」 for studying before a lesson, 「課題」 for an assigned task or broader issue to tackle, and 「問題」 for the questions or problems themselves.
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