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N4 kanji · 11 strokes

教 means teach

孝 respect for elders · 攵 a hand with a pointer

教Memory trick

A child (子) learning respect (孝) from a hand holding a pointer: to teach.

Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.

Meaning and readings

Meaning
teach
JLPT level
N4
Strokes
11
School grade
Grade 2 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) おしえる oshieru

おしえる (oshieru) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.

Other Japanese readings: おそわる osowaru

From Chinese (onyomi) キョウ kyou

キョウ (kyou) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.

Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.

Common word

教える おしえる · oshieru

to teach, to instruct

Built from

Tap a part to see the N5 and N4 kanji that use it.

耂 Used in 15 kanji

See all 5 at N5 and N4

子 Used in 23 kanji

See all 4 at N5 and N4

攵 Used in 46 kanji

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