Japanese word

課外

Pronunciation

Romajikagai

Meaning

  • nounextracurricular

Example

学校の課外活動に参加します。gak kō no ka gai katsu dō ni san ka shi ma su

I participate in extracurricular activities at school.

Illustration for 課外 (extracurricular)

More examples

夏休みに課外講座を受講しました。natsu yasu mi ni ka gai kō za o ju kō shi ma shi ta

I took an extracurricular course during summer vacation.

Core concept

Describes learning or activities set apart from the regular lessons and curriculum.

Common phrases

  • 課外活動ka gai katsu dō

    extracurricular activities

  • 課外授業ka gai ju gyō

    extracurricular class

  • 課外学習ka gai gaku shū

    extracurricular learning

Similar words

正課外seikagai: Activities or learning that do not belong to the formal course of study.
授業外jugyōgai: Something occurring beyond the scheduled lessons of a class.

Definition in Japanese

学校などで、決められた授業や課程の外にあること。また、その活動。gak kō na do de ki me ra re ta ju gyō ya ka tei no soto ni a ru ko to ma ta so no katsu dō

Word origin

The compound 課外 (kagai) is formed from 課 (ka, "lesson or subject") and 外 (gai, "outside"), which together indicate what lies outside regular study.

Usage tips

  • English learners often associate extracurricular activities mainly with clubs, but 課外 (kagai) can refer more generally to anything outside the regular curriculum.

Opposites

  • 課内kanaiwithin the curriculumnoun

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