授業|じゅぎょうjugyou[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, suru verb, intransitive verblesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
   それは授業じゅぎょうの終おわりだった。↗

   That was the end of the class.

• Synonym講義こうぎNeutralMostly a professor's lecture-style class at university, centered on explanation; at elementary and secondary schools one usually says 「授業」.
• Synonym学課がっかWrittenWritten word for schoolwork or coursework, with the focus on the subjects studied; very rarely used.
• SynonymレッスンCasualA loanword, mostly for one-on-one or small-group skill lessons, as in 「ピアノのレッスン」.
• Synonym課業かぎょうWrittenWritten word for schoolwork or work tasks one is required to complete; uncommon in daily use.
• Related講座こうざNeutralRefers to a series of lectures or a university department or chair, as in 「市民講座」; not used for an everyday class session.
• Related習い事ならいごとCasualEveryday word for lessons taken outside school, such as piano or swimming; not used for regular school classes.
• Related教えるおしえるNeutralA verb for teaching or telling in general, not limited to the classroom; 「授業」 is the scheduled class taught at schools, cram schools and the like.
• Related指導しどうNeutralGuidance or instruction for individuals or groups, as in 「生活指導」; stresses guiding rather than lecturing.
• Related指南しなんWrittenWritten word for teaching martial arts or an art, as in 「剣術指南」; has an old-fashioned flavor.
• Related伝授でんじゅWrittenPassing on the secrets or deepest lore of an art from master to disciple; not ordinary lecturing.
• Related授けるさずけるFormalFormal: a superior grants, confers or imparts something, including knowledge, as in 「知恵を授ける」; solemn in tone.
• Related教示きょうじWrittenWritten word for instructing or informing; often seen in 「ご教示ください」, politely asking someone for guidance.
• Related仕込むしこむCasualTo drill or train someone repeatedly in a skill, as in 「芸を仕込む」; also means to stock up on goods; not used for attending class.
• Related教導きょうどうWrittenWritten word for guiding people through ideas or principles; very rarely used.
• Related示教しきょうWrittenWritten word for teaching by demonstration; mostly seen in technical fields such as robotics.
• Related訓導くんどうWrittenWritten word for instruction or guidance; also a historical term for a certified teacher under the old elementary school system.
• Antonym休講きゅうこうNeutralThe opposite of 「授業」: a class temporarily cancelled by the teacher, mostly at university.

For classes at school, 「授業」 is the default word. Use 「講義」 for lecture-style university classes, 「習い事」 or 「レッスン」 for lessons taken outside school, and 「指導」 for individual guidance or coaching; a cancelled class is 「休講」. The verb 「教える」 covers teaching in general. The rest — 「講座」, 「学課」, 「課業」, 「指南」, 「伝授」, 「授ける」, 「教示」, 「仕込む」, 「教導」, 「示教」, 「訓導」 — are narrower terms with special uses, many of them written or formal.

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1. 学校がっこうなどで学問がくもん・技術ぎじゅつなどを教おしえること。