課か外がい活かつ動どう

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Meanings

noun

extracurricular activities

Refers to organized activities outside the regular curriculum, such as clubs, sports, and volunteer work, typically in a school context.

大だい学がくでは課か外がい活かつ動どうに積せっ極きょく的てきに参さん加かした。
I actively participated in extracurricular activities at university.
課か外がい活かつ動どうとしてボランティアをしている。
I do volunteer work as an extracurricular activity.

Usage patterns

課か外がい活かつ動どうに参さん加かするto participate in extracurricular activities
私わたしは課か外がい活かつ動どうに積せっ極きょく的てきに参さん加かしています。
I actively participate in extracurricular activities.
課か外がい活かつ動どうとして〈事こと〉as an extracurricular activity
課か外がい活かつ動どうとして学がっ校こうでボランティア活かつ動どうをしている。
I do volunteer work at school as an extracurricular activity.
課か外がい活かつ動どうを行おこなうto carry out extracurricular activities
この学がっ校こうでは毎まい週しゅうさまざまな課か外がい活かつ動どうを行おこなっている。
This school carries out various extracurricular activities every week.

Kanji

課chapter, lesson, section
外outside
活lively, resuscitation, being helped
動move, motion, change

Related words

部ぶ活かつ動どう
部活動 refers specifically to school club activities, while 課外活動 is the broader term covering any activity outside the curriculum, including volunteer work and community events.
クラブ活かつ動どうN3
クラブ活動 emphasizes organized club membership within a school, whereas 課外活動 is the umbrella term that also includes one-off events and volunteer work.

Don't confuse with

課か外がい授じゅ業ぎょう
課外授業 means supplementary academic lessons held outside regular class hours, while 課外活動 refers to non-academic activities like clubs and sports.

Built from

課か外がい+活かつ動どう

Etymology

Compound of 課外 (kagai, 'outside the curriculum') and 活動 (katsudō, 'activity').