# 講 lecture

言 (say) + (drug frenzy) Same-ON
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## Onyomi

KOU | .

## Mnemonic

| Nancy Reagan said a lecture on the subject of drug frenzy: "Just say no."

## Jukugo

講演(こうえん) | a non-political speech ★★☆☆☆ 講 (lecture) + 演 (performance) = 講演 (a non-political speech) any public speech or talk given to a general audience. Authors doing a reading, dudes addressing a club, the graduation speaker at your graduation, are all doing 講演.
講義(こうぎ) | college lecture ★☆☆☆☆ 講 (lecture) + 義 (righteousness) = 講義 (college lecture)

## Synonyms

speech 講演 講義 セミナー 演説