Components

講 means 'lecture'

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Strokes : 17    Frequency: 865   JLPT: N2    Usefulness: 4    Study set: 4-10    Grade: 5   Intermediate lesson: 44    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 44 words   Used in 105 words   Used in 70 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
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   コウ
⿰   say; word   a well again  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 講 is used 9 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 講 is used 104 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
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コウ : 103 words FIND ALL
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noun
lecturer
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コウ (read as ごう) : 1 word FIND ALL
noun
stories (esp. war stories) or lectures told by someone near a road or temple while begging for money
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An additional 1 less common words include 講 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 703 (originally: 676)  Joy o' Kanji : 676  Key to Kanji: 337 

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コウ    lecture   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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a well again
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セイ   ショウ   い a well   
サイ   サ   ふたた again   
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