No. 689 in Japanese
授業
"授業" means "class" or "lesson."
In a sentence
今日の授業はとても面白かったです。
Today's class was very interesting.
In this sentence, "授業" refers to a specific academic session or class that occurred today.
次の授業までに宿題を完了してください。
Please complete your homework by the next class.
Here, "授業" specifies the upcoming academic session or scheduled lesson.
学校では毎日授業があります。
There are classes every day at school.
In this case, "授業" is used to indicate the general existence of lessons or classes within the school context.
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