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    3. 課す

    課す

    課かす​

    to impose (a tax, fine, etc.)

    KMT9News #28+1Verb, TransitiveBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab17 strokes

    かす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to impose (a tax, fine, etc.), to levy, to assign (a task, duty, etc.), to give, to set

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    政せい府ふは新あたらしい税ぜい金きんを国こく民みんに課かした。

    The government imposed a new tax on the citizens.

    KMT7Politics & LawBusiness & Finance
    先せん生せいは生せい徒とたちに、夏なつ休やすみの間あいだに読どく書しょ感かん想そう文ぶんを課かした。

    The teacher assigned the students a book report during the summer vacation.

    KMT8EducationDaily Life
    上じょう司しは私わたしに困こん難なんなプロジェクトを課かした。

    My boss assigned me a difficult project.

    KMT9Work & CareerBusiness & Finance
    企き業ぎょうは環かん境きょう保ほ護ごのため、自じ主しゅ的てきに高たかい基き準じゅんを課かしている。

    Companies are voluntarily imposing high standards for environmental protection.

    KMT9Business & FinanceNature & Environment
    彼かれは自じ分ぶん自じ身しんに厳きびしい訓くん練れんを課かし、目もく標ひょう達たっ成せいに邁まい進しんした。

    He imposed rigorous training on himself and strived towards achieving his goals.

    KMT10Core ConceptsSports & Martial Arts

    Characters that make up this word

    課
    chapter・lesson・section・department・division…(1)
    Kanji
    す
    su
    Kana
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