Kanji 教

音読おんよみ: キョウ

訓読くんよみ: おしえる・おそわる

画数かくすう: 11

部首ぶしゅ: のぶん(攵)

Meaning

Teach / Instruct / Religion

Conjugation
Tap for 教える (teach) Tap for 教わる (learn)
  • 教育きょういく — education
  • 教師きょうし — teacher
  • 教会きょうかい — church
  • 宗教しゅうきょう — religion
  • 教授きょうじゅ — professor
  • 説教せっきょう — sermon, lecture, scolding
Compound Verbs - tap to expand
  • 教え合うおしえあう — to teach each other
  • 教え込むおしえこむ — to train thoroughly; to instill
  • 教え導くおしえみちびく — to guide; to enlighten
  • 教え諭すおしえさとす — to admonish; to instruct carefully

The character 教 combines the elements for "filial piety" and "action" or "strike," indicating teaching by example and discipline. It conveys instruction, learning, and religious teachings passed on through generations.

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