Memory phrase for the Kanji: 教


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Meaning teach

Pronunciation

KYŌ
oshieru

Explanation

Left: filial duty (An old man with a stick/cane teaches them to a child .), right: strike (hand with a stick )

Mnemonic


 
The old man strikes the child with a stick in the hand when teaching.

Radicals

filial duty
Stick in a handThe radical nobun shows a hand or that holds a stick (simplified from the Chinese radical 66 攴 for whip or rap. In this radical, the stick in the hand is easily cognizable.)
old manradical oigashira
childThe radical ko shows the image of a child with a large head and outstretched arms.
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 Vocabulary

 教える  おしえる  to teach, to inform, to instruct
 教わる  おそわる  to be taught
 教室  きょうしつ  classroom
 教師  きょうし  teacher (classroom)
 儒教  じゅきょう  Confucianism
 仏教  ぶっきょう  Buddhism
 教科書  きょうかしょ  text book
 宗教  しゅうきょう  religion
 助教授  じょきょうじゅ  assistant professor

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