講堂

How to remember it

講 (lecture) + 堂 (hall) = a hall built for lectures and large assemblies.

Example sentences

• 卒業式は講堂で行われます。

  そつぎょうしきはこうどうでおこなわれます。

  The graduation ceremony is held in the auditorium.

• 講堂には五百人が入れる。

  こうどうにはごひゃくにんがはいれる。

  The auditorium can hold five hundred people.

Usage

Formal, written-leaning word for large assembly halls at schools and institutions.

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