講義
こうぎ · kougi · JLPT N4 · noun
lecture
🎓📖 講義 = explain (講) + meaning (義): explaining the meaning
講 means to explain or speak on a topic (as in 講師, lecturer); 義 means meaning or principle (as in 意義, significance). A lecture is literally an explanation of the meaning. Sound hook: kougi starts like course, and a course is made of lectures.