Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 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 hand(The radical nobun shows a hand or that holds a stick (simplified from the Chinese radical 66 攴 for whip or rap.))
old man(radical oigashira)
child(The 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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