教 — teach, instruct, education

おし教 teach

U+6559 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 2 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 11 strokes Freq #166 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #1254 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

teach
instruct
education

word

おし oshi Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

教(おし) える oshieru to teach 教(おし) え oshie teaching

おそ oso Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

教(おそ) わる osowaru to be taught

きょう kyou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

教(きょう) 育(いく) kyouiku education 宗(しゅう) 教(きょう) shuukyou religion 教(きょう) 授(じゅ) kyouju professor 教(きょう) 会(かい) kyoukai church 教(きょう) 師(し) kyoushi teacher キリスト教(きょう) kirisutokyou Christianity 教(きょう) 員(いん) kyouin teaching staff 教(きょう) 材(ざい) kyouzai teaching materials 仏(ぶっ) 教(きょう) bukkyou Buddhism 教(きょう) kyou teaching 教(きょう) 室(しつ) kyoushitsu classroom 教(きょう) 養(よう) kyouyou culture 教(きょう) 科(か) 書(しょ) kyoukasho textbook 教(きょう) 訓(くん) kyoukun lesson

Stroke order

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