No. 339 in Japanese
課題
"課題" means "task," "challenge," or "issue to be addressed."
In a sentence
私たちが直面している最大の課題は、時間の管理です。
The greatest challenge we face is time management.
Here, "課題" refers to a challenge or issue that needs to be addressed.
今日の数学の授業では、いくつかの課題を解決しなければなりませんでした。
In today's math class, we had to solve several assignments.
In this instance, "課題" refers to tasks or problems assigned to students.
研究の次のステップは、この課題に対する解決策を探すことです。
The next step in the research is to find solutions to this problem.
Here, "課題" denotes a problem or question that needs resolving in a research context.
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