คณะ
group
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- 1 group、body、party、committee、troupe
- 2 faculty、school (within a university)
- 3 [classifier for faculties, committees, councils, and organized bodies]
คณะ refers to an organized body of people with a shared role or purpose, and it is also the standard word for a university faculty or school. It sounds more institutional than a casual group of friends.
group、body、party、committee、troupe
This sense means an organized group or body of people working together for a purpose, such as a committee, delegation, troupe, or cabinet.
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คณะกรรมการ khaná kammakaan committee คณะกรรมการ details
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คณะผู้แทนเดินทางไปญี่ปุ่น khaná phûu thɛɛn dəən thaaŋ pay yîipùn The delegation traveled to Japan. คณะผู้แทนเดินทางไปญี่ปุ่น details
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คณะละคร khaná lakhɔɔn theater troupe คณะละคร details
faculty、school (within a university)
This sense means a faculty or school within a university or college, such as medicine, engineering, or law.
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เขาเรียนคณะอะไร? khǎw rian khaná aray What faculty is he in? เขาเรียนคณะอะไร? details
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คณะแพทยศาสตร์ khaná phɛ̂ɛtthayasàat Faculty of Medicine คณะแพทยศาสตร์ details
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ฉันเรียนคณะวิศวกรรมศาสตร์ chǎn rian khaná wítsawakam sàat I study in the Faculty of Engineering. ฉันเรียนคณะวิศวกรรมศาสตร์ details
[classifier for faculties, committees, councils, and organized bodies]
As a classifier, คณะ is used to count faculties, committees, councils, and similar organized bodies.
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มหาวิทยาลัยนี้มี 5 คณะ mahǎa wítthayaalay níi mii hâa khaná This university has five faculties. มหาวิทยาลัยนี้มี 5 คณะ details
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ตั้งคณะกรรมการ 2 คณะ tâŋ khaná kammakaan sɔ̌ɔŋ khaná set up two committees ตั้งคณะกรรมการ 2 คณะ details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core idea of คณะ is a group of people treated as one organized unit. It often implies a shared purpose, role, membership, or institutional status. In university contexts, คณะ + field name means a faculty or school, and คณะอะไร? is a natural way to ask what faculty someone studies in. In other contexts it can refer to committees, delegations, cabinets, and performing troupes, so the best English translation depends on the situation.
Usage
It is common in conversations about university faculties, education, and academic background. It also appears often in news, official documents, organization names, committees, delegations, and performing groups.
Caution
Do not use คณะ for a casual group of friends; กลุ่ม is more natural. It also does not mean a school class in middle or high school; use words such as ห้องเรียน or ชั้นเรียน depending on the context.
Differences from similar words
1 group synonyms
2 faculty synonyms
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แผนก means a section or department in many settings. คณะ is the institutional faculty or school in higher education.