講話 (こうわ)lecture; discourse

lecture; discoursenoun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru

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Kanji in 講話

講演こうえんlecture; address
講師こうしlecturer
講座こうざcourse (e.g. of lectures)
受講じゅこうtaking a lecture; attending a class
講義こうぎlecture
講習こうしゅうshort course; training
講堂こうどうauditorium; lecture hall
講談こうだんstorytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
話はなしtalk; speech
電話でんわtelephone call; phone call
対話たいわdialogue; discussion
話題わだいtopic; subject
話し合いはなしあいdiscussion; talk
会話かいわconversation
世話せわlooking after; help
談話だんわtalk; conversation

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