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教習 (きょうしゅう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
training ; instruction
Refers to organized instruction or practical training in a skill. Often used for driving lessons or technical skills; as 教習する it sounds somewhat formal or institutional compared with simply 教える.
教きょう
官かん
が
受じゅ
講こう
者しゃ
に
基き
本ほん
操そう
作さ
を
教きょう
習しゅう
する
。
The instructor trains the participants in the basic operations.
Similar words 講こう 習しゅう Often means a course, workshop, or lecture-based training session; 教習 more strongly suggests practical instruction in a skill.
訓くん 練れん Means training or drilling through repeated practice, often for physical, technical, or emergency skills; 教習 focuses on being taught how to do something.
指し 導どう A broad word for guidance or coaching. 教習 is narrower and more institutional, especially for practical lessons such as driving.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 教, associated with teaching, and 習, associated with learning or practice. The compound transparently conveys instruction through practice.
