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課外

かがい

extracurricular

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Examples

  1. 課外活動に参加しています。

    かがいかつどうにさんかしています。

    I take part in extracurricular activities.

  2. 夏休みに課外授業が行われる。

    なつやすみにかがいじゅぎょうがおこなわれる。

    Extra classes are held during the summer holidays.

  3. 成績だけでなく、課外での取り組みも評価の対象になります。

    せいせきだけでなく、かがいでのとりくみもひょうかのたいしょうになります。

    Not only grades but also what you do outside the curriculum will be taken into account.

Common patterns

課外活動
extracurricular activities
課外授業
an extra class; a lesson outside the curriculum
課外講座
an optional course

Memory tip

課 here means the set curriculum (as in 課程), so 課外 is 'outside the assigned coursework'. It is a prefix-like noun: it almost never stands alone, but attaches to 活動, 授業, 講座.

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