講話|こうわkouwa[0]heiban (flat)
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Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verblecture; discourse
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 講話する（こうわする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 講話します（こうわします） |
| Negative (nai) | 講話しない（こうわしない） |
| polite (masen) | 講話しません（こうわしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 講話せず・講話せぬ（こうわせず・こうわせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 講話した（こうわした） |
| polite (mashita) | 講話しました（こうわしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 講話しなかった（こうわしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 講話しませんでした（こうわしませんでした） |
| Te form | 講話して（こうわして） |
| Potential | 講話できる（こうわできる） |
| Passive | 講話される（こうわされる） |
| Causative | 講話させる（こうわさせる） |
| Causative passive | 講話させられる（こうわさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 講話すれば（こうわすれば） |
| tara | 講話したら（こうわしたら） |
| Volitional | 講話しよう（こうわしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 講話しましょう（こうわしましょう） |
| Imperative | 講話しろ（こうわしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym講演こうえんWrittenWritten/formal. A lecture or address on a set topic before an audience, as in 「記念講演」; unlike 「講話」, it does not stress plain, easy-to-follow explanation.
- Synonym講義こうぎWrittenWritten/formal. Teaching a class, mainly at university; stresses systematic instruction rather than the plain explanation of 「講話」.
- Synonym演説えんぜつWrittenWritten/formal. Publicly stating one's views; typically a political speech, not the plain explanatory talk of 「講話」.
- Synonym談義だんぎCasualColloquial. Preaching, expounding reasons, or animated talk, as in 「野球談義」; unlike 「講話」, it is not a plain explanatory lecture.
- SynonymスピーチNeutralNeutral loanword. A speech or address, often a toast or short speech at a wedding; unlike 「講話」, it does not stress plain explanation.
- Synonym講説こうせつWrittenWritten/formal. Explaining a doctrine or theory by lecture; rare, and unlike 「講話」 it is not about plain everyday explanation.
- Synonym演述えんじゅつWrittenWritten/formal. Setting out one's ideas or claims in speech or writing; rare, and unlike 「講話」 it stresses stating views, not plain explanation.
- RelatedレクチャーNeutralNeutral loanword. Explaining or teaching a subject; works in both formal and informal settings, unlike 「講話」 with its plain-explanation focus.
- Related話はなしCasualColloquial. Talk or conversation in the broadest sense; the most all-purpose word, far wider than the explanatory 「講話」.
- Related談話だんわWrittenWritten/formal. Conversation, or an informal statement of views; unlike 「講話」, it is not a plain explanatory talk.
- Related講ずるこうずるWrittenWritten/formal verb. To lecture or teach, and also to take measures or devise plans; a verb, where 「講話」 is the talk itself.
- Related式辞しきじFormalFormal. A ceremonial address delivered at a ceremony by a representative; unlike 「講話」, tied to official occasions.
- Related講じるこうじるWrittenWritten/formal verb. To lecture, or to adopt measures and countermeasures; a verb, where 「講話」 names the explanatory talk itself.
- Related高談こうだんFormalFormal. Lofty, admirable discourse; an honorific way to refer to another person's words, unlike the plain 「講話」.
- Related辞じFormalFormal. Words of address at the opening or closing of an event, as in 「開会の辞」; unlike 「講話」, it is not an explanatory talk.
Use 「講話」 for a talk that explains something in plain, easy terms, as in 「校長の講話」. For a lecture on a topic use 「講演」, for university teaching 「講義」, for a political speech 「演説」, and for a speech or toast 「スピーチ」.
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