Used for a unit of study in a textbook or a class session. Common as a suffix in words like 第一課 (Lesson 1).
Today we will study Lesson 3.
この教科書は全部で１２課あります。
This textbook has 12 lessons in total.
Refers to an organizational unit in a company, government office, or similar structure. Often used as a suffix, e.g., 人事課 (Personnel Section).
彼は営業課に配属された。
He was assigned to the Sales Section.
総務課に問い合わせてください。
Please contact the General Affairs Division.
counter for lessons/chapters
Used to count lessons, chapters, or sections in a book or course. Follows a number, e.g., 一課 (one lesson).
今日は２課進んだ。
We covered two lessons today.
この本は全部で１０課ある。
This book has ten chapters in total.
This textbook has twelve lessons in total.
He works in the sales section.
Let's review the grammar in Lesson 3.
She was transferred to the personnel section.
taxation; imposition of taxes
course; curriculum
impose; levy; assign
impose; levy; assign
daily routine; daily task; daily lesson
extracurricular; outside the curriculum
levy; imposition
section staff; member of a section
schoolwork; lessons; assigned tasks
public imposts; taxes
subdivision; section; branch
lesson; schoolwork
dismissal of class; end of the school day · recess; break (at school)
cutting class; absence from school
regular curriculum; required subject
evaluation; rating
section system; departmental system
taxable and corvée-liable men (ritsuryō system)
distribution of assignments; allotment of duties