112.教


1. Meaning and Reading

  • teach, instruct
  • Onyomi : きょう
  • Kunyomi : おしえる, おそわる

2. Kanji Explanation

  • 攵 : baton
  • 孝 : filial piety

Depicts someone holding a teaching stick (攵) instructing a child in filial piety (孝).

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3. Example Words

教育 きょういく
education

Education is very important.

教える おしえる
teach

The teacher teaches math.

教わる おそわる
learn

I learned piano from my teacher.