Japanese symbol for “homework”
宿題
しゅくだい
Romaji: shukudai
homework; assignment
In Japanese, homework is 宿題, read しゅくだい (shukudai).
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Meanings
- n homework; assignment
- n pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “homework”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 課題 | かだい kadai | homework; assignment |
| ホームワーク | ホームワーク hoomuwaaku | homework |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宿泊 | しゅくはく shukuhaku | accommodation; lodging |
| 合宿 | がっしゅく gasshuku | lodging together; training camp; boarding house |
| 宿命 | しゅくめい shukumei | fate; destiny; predestination |
| 下宿 | げしゅく geshuku | boarding; lodging; board and lodging |
| 宿敵 | しゅくてき shukuteki | old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy |
| 問題 | もんだい mondai | question (e.g. on a test); problem |
| 話題 | わだい wadai | topic; subject |
| 課題 | かだい kadai | subject; theme; issue |
See also: Chinese symbol for “homework”.
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