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講堂

こうどう

auditorium, lecture hall

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Examples

  1. 講堂で入学式が行われた。

    こうどうでにゅうがくしきがおこなわれた。

    The entrance ceremony was held in the auditorium.

  2. 講堂に全校の生徒が集まった。

    こうどうにぜんこうのせいとがあつまった。

    All the students in the school gathered in the auditorium.

  3. 講堂はとても広くて、声がよく響く。

    こうどうはとてもひろくて、こえがよくひびく。

    The hall is very large and voices echo in it.

Common patterns

講堂に集まる
to gather in the auditorium
講堂で行う
to hold (an event) in the auditorium
大講堂
great hall

Memory tip

講 "lecture" + 堂 "hall": the big assembly hall of a school or university. A concert venue is a ホール, and an ordinary room where lectures happen is a 教室.

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