宿題

Meaning in English

homework

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N5 昨日、宿題をしてから寝ました。 Kinou, shukudai o shite kara nemashita. Yesterday, I slept after doing my homework. N5 音楽を聞きながら宿題をしました Ongaku o kikinagara shukudai o shimashita I did homework while listening to music N5 明日までに宿題を出さなければなりません。 Ashita made ni shukudai o dasanakereba narimasen. I must submit my homework by tomorrow. N5 宿題を書き終わりました Shukudai o kaki owarimashita I finished writing the homework N5 友達が宿題を手伝ってくれました Tomodachi ga shukudai o tetsudatte kuremashita My friend helped me with homework N5 宿題はまだ終わっていません Shukudai wa mada owatte imasen The homework is not finished yet N5 宿題の後でテレビを見ます。 Shukudai no ato de terebi o mimasu. I watch TV after homework.

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What it means

宿題 means a teacher-assigned task to be completed outside class; it is a core element of schooling, designed to reinforce concepts, practice skills, and prepare students for upcoming lessons.

Main meanings

homework tasks assigned by teachers to be completed outside classroom hours
a general term for school-related study exercises, such as worksheets or problem sets
the act of doing such tasks, expressed in phrases like 宿題をする and 宿題がある

How to use it

Primarily used in educational settings to refer to assignments given by teachers; casual speech uses 宿題をする for doing homework and 宿題がある to indicate you have homework; in formal writing, 宿題を提出する or 学習課題 can be used as a more formal variant.

Variants and close terms

課題 (kadai) — assignment or task
家庭学習 (katei gakushū) — home study
学習課題 (gakushū kadai) — study task; more formal nuance

Composition

宿: lodging, stay; in compounds it signals a setting where tasks are undertaken
題: topic, subject; indicates the prompt or issue to address
Combination: 宿題 denotes a designated topic to be addressed outside class

Etymology

宿 shuku lodging, stay; 題 dai topic; together they form a compound meaning a topic to be addressed outside class, hence 宿題; the reading is shukudai using on'yomi of both characters.

Word class

Noun (名詞)

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Related words by kanji and components

N1 議題 gidai topic of discussion, agenda N1 出題 shutsudai proposing a question N1 題する daisuru to title N1 宿命 shukumei fate, destiny, predestination N1 主題 shudai subject, theme, motif N1 民宿 minshuku private house providing lodging and meals to tourists N3 宿泊 shukuhaku lodging, overnight stay N3 宿 yado inn, lodging N3 話題 wadai topic, subject of conversation