Kouzuru

講ずる (Kouzuru) is a Japanese ichidan (zuru) verb meaning “to lecture, to read aloud, to give a lecture (on), to devise (e.g. a strategy)”.

Meanings

  1. ichidan (zuru) verb, transitive verbto lecture; to read aloud; to give a lecture (on)
  2. ichidan (zuru) verb, transitive verbto devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to take (e.g. measures); to carry out (e.g. a plan); to adopt (e.g. a policy)
  3. ichidan (zuru) verb, transitive verbto reconciliate (with); to make peace (with); to make up (with)
  4. ichidan (zuru) verb, transitive verbto recite poetry (at a poetry gathering)

Examples

  • You should take the appropriate measures at the appropriate time.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 講ずる

lecture

Related words

speakerlecturelectureshort coursecourse (e.g. of lectures)auditoriumlecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker)reconciliation (between warring nations)taking a lecturestorytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic deliverycancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)lecture attendance