Memory phrase for the Kanji: 教

教

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Meaning

teach

Pronunciation

 KYŌ
oshieru

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

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

Radicals

孝 filial duty
攵 Stick in a handThe radical nobun shows a hand or 又 that holds a stick ノ (simplified from the Chinese radical 66 攴 for whip or rap.)
耂 old manradical oigashira
子 childThe radical ko shows the image of a child with a large head and outstretched arms.
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Vocabulary

 儒教  じゅきょう  Confucianism
 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)
 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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