Memory phrase for the character: 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: to beat / strike 攵 (hand with a stick ノ)

Mnemonic
 
The old man beats 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. In this radical, the stick 卜 in the hand 又 is easily cognizable.)
耂 old manWith the radical oigashira, an old man seems to support himself with his stick ノ on the ground 土?
子 childThe radical ko shows the image of a child with a large head and outstretched arms.




 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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