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Japanese symbol for “auditing”

Romaji: choukou
lecture attendance; auditing

In Japanese, auditing is , read (choukou).

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Meanings

  1. n, vi, vs lecture attendance; auditing

Kanji and stroke order

listen, headstrong, naughty
on: チョウ、テイ
kun: き.く、ゆる.す
17 strokes · JLPT 1
lecture, club, association
on: コウ
17 strokes · JLPT 2

Other Japanese words for “auditing”

WordReadingMeaning
かいけいかんさ kaikeikansaaudit; auditing

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しちょう shichoulooking and listening; (television) viewing; watching
ちょうしゅう choushuuaudience; attendance; hearers
ちょうかく choukaku(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
ぼうちょう bouchoulistening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting)
ちょうしゅ choushuhearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect)
とうちょう touchouinterception (email); wiretap; bug
こうし koushispeaker; lecturer
こうえん kouenlecture; address; speech

See also: Chinese symbol for “auditing”.

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.