教
teach, faith, doctrine
Readings
On'yomi
- キョウ
Kun'yomi
- おし.える
- おそ.わる
Nanori
- のり
- ひさ
Meaning
教 centers on passing knowledge or belief from one person to another: teaching, instructing, or spreading a doctrine or faith.
Most common words using 教
24 of 799- 教えおしえN1
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
- 教育きょういくN4
education; schooling; training; instruction; teaching; upbringing
- 教授きょうじゅN3
professor
- 教師きょうしN3
teacher; instructor
- 宗教しゅうきょうN3
religion; religious affiliation; belief; faith; creed
- 教会きょうかいN4
church; congregation
- 教室きょうしつN5
classroom; lecture room
- 教えるおしえるN5
to teach; to instruct
- 教科書きょうかしょN3
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
- 調教ちょうきょう
training (animals); breaking (animals)
- 教員きょういんN2
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
- 仏教ぶっきょうN3
Buddhism
- 説教せっきょうN1
sermon; preaching; homily
- 教徒きょうと
believer; adherent
- 教養きょうようN2
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
- 教わるおそわるN3
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
- 教材きょうざいN1
teaching materials
- 教訓きょうくんN1
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
- 教団きょうだん
religious organization; religious organisation
- 教官きょうかん
teacher; instructor; professor
- 教科きょうかN2
subject; curriculum
- 教諭きょうゆN1
(licensed) teacher
- 布教ふきょう
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
- イスラム教イスラムきょうN3
Islam
Study
Etymology
教 combines 孝 (which here likely represents a child learning from an elder) with 攵 (a hand holding a stick, suggesting instruction or discipline). Together they express the idea of teaching or imparting doctrine.
Meaning mnemonic
On the left, 孝 suggests a child receiving guidance; on the right, 攵 shows a hand with a stick, like a teacher pointing at a board. Together they mean teach or doctrine.
Reading mnemonic
For キョウ, imagine a teacher in Kyoto (京都, きょうと) using a stick to point at a lesson: Kyoto -> キョウ, and the scene is all about teaching.