講 lecture

17 strokes

言 (say) +

(hell's circus) (Same-ON)

ONYOMI: KOU

Nancy Reagan lectured me about saying no to COCAINE.

Saying a lecture on the topic of hell's circus.

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JUKUGO:

講演 ( こうえん ): any public speech or talk given to a general audience. Authors doing a reading, dudes addressing a club, the graduation speaker at your graduation, are all doing 講演.
講 (lecture) + 演 (performance) = 講演 (a non-political speech)
講義 ( こうぎ ): college lecture
講 (lecture) + 義 (righteousness) = 講義 (college lecture)