講こう堂どう

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Common wordJLPTN4Freq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

A large room or hall in a school, university, or public building used for lectures, ceremonies, or performances.

講こう堂どうに集あつまるto gather in the auditorium
全ぜん校こう生せい徒とが講こう堂どうに集あつまった。
All the students gathered in the auditorium.
講こう堂どうで〈事こと〉を行おこなうto hold (an event/ceremony) in the auditorium
卒そつ業ぎょう式しきは講こう堂どうで行おこなわれた。
The graduation ceremony was held in the auditorium.
講こう堂どうで〈事こと〉が開ひらかれるfor (a meeting/lecture) to be held in the auditorium
講こう堂どうで入にゅう学がく説せつ明めい会かいが開ひらかれた。
An admissions information session was held in the auditorium.

ホール
ホール is a general word for a large hall used for events or concerts, while 講堂 specifically refers to a hall used for lectures, ceremonies, or school assemblies.
体たい育いく館かんN3
体育館 is a gymnasium primarily built for sports but often doubles as an assembly space, while 講堂 is built specifically for lectures and ceremonies.
ホールN2
講堂 refers specifically to a school or institutional auditorium, whereas ホール is a broader term covering concert halls, event halls, and similar spaces.

教きょう室しつN5
教室 is an ordinary classroom for daily lessons, whereas 講堂 is a much larger hall reserved for lectures, assemblies, or ceremonies.
聖せい堂どう
講堂 sounds similar and shares the 堂 kanji but means a secular lecture hall or auditorium, not a place of worship like 聖堂.

Composed of 講 (lecture, discourse) and 堂 (hall, temple). The combination straightforwardly means a hall for lectures or academic gatherings.