講じる|こうじるkoujiru[4]odaka (tail-high)
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Definitions
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto lecture; to read aloud; to give a lecture (on)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to take (e.g. measures); to carry out (e.g. a plan) to adopt (e.g. a policy)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto confer; to hold conference (with); to negotiate (with)
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto reconciliate (with); to make peace (with); to make up (with)
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 講じる（こうじる） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 講じます（こうじます） |
| Negative (nai) | 講じない（こうじない） |
| polite (masen) | 講じません（こうじません） |
| classical zu / nu | 講じず・講じぬ（こうじず・こうじぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 講じた（こうじた） |
| polite (mashita) | 講じました（こうじました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 講じなかった（こうじなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 講じませんでした（こうじませんでした） |
| Te form | 講じて（こうじて） |
| Potential | 講じられる（こうじられる） |
| Passive | 講じられる（こうじられる） |
| Causative | 講じさせる（こうじさせる） |
| Causative passive | 講じさせられる（こうじさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 講じれば（こうじれば） |
| tara | 講じたら（こうじたら） |
| Volitional | 講じよう（こうじよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 講じましょう（こうじましょう） |
| Imperative | 講じろ（こうじろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym講ずるこうずるWrittenThe literary form of 「講じる」, more written in flavour; same meaning, as in 「対策を講ずる」.
- RelatedレクチャーNeutralLoanword for explaining or instructing someone; colloquial. 「講じる」 is more written in flavour and usually means taking measures.
- Related講演こうえんNeutralA noun for addressing an audience with a speech or lecture. 「講じる」 instead covers lecturing or taking countermeasures.
- Related講話こうわNeutralA noun for a talk explaining something in plain, easy terms, e.g. 「校長の講話」; gentler in feel than a formal lecture.
- Related講義こうぎNeutralA noun for teaching an academic subject, mostly university classes but also other lecture settings. As a verb for lecturing, 「講じる」 sounds written/formal.
- Related講説こうせつWrittenWritten/formal word for explaining teachings or a theory in a lecture; rare — 「講義」 is the usual word.
- Related講授WrittenWritten/formal word for teaching an academic subject; quite rare — say 「講義する」 instead.
Use 「講じる」 for taking measures, as in 「対策を講じる」 or 「手段を講じる」. For lecturing, the nouns 「講義」 and 「講演」 are the usual choices; 「レクチャー」 is the colloquial option. 「講ずる」 is the more literary form of 「講じる」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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