教きょう誨かい

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Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

counselling; guidance

Only when written 教誨 / 教戒

Often refers to spiritual or moral counselling of prisoners by a chaplain or similar figure; can also mean giving guidance more broadly.

刑けい務む所しょで受じゅ刑けい者しゃに教きょう誨かいを行おこなう。
Provide counselling to inmates in prison.
彼かれは若

わか

者もの

に

人じん

生せい

の

教きょう

誨かい

を

与あた

え

た

。

He gave life guidance to young people.

2

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'

admonishment; scolding; exhortation

Only when written 教戒 / 教誡

Used for warning, scolding, or urging someone to improve their behavior; less common than the counselling sense.

上じょう司しから教きょう戒かいを受うける。
Receive an admonishment from one's boss.

Written forms

教きょう誨かいUsage91%
Standard kanji form for the counselling sense; also used in the admonishment sense.
教きょう戒かいUsage8%
Alternate form used for both counselling and admonishment senses.
教きょう誡かいUsage1%
Rare variant restricted to the admonishment sense.

Kanji

教teach, faith, doctrine
誨instruct
戒commandment
誡admonish, warn, prohibit

Similar words

説せっ教きょう
説教 is a more common word for preaching or giving a sermon, often with a religious or moralistic tone, while 教誨 is more formal and specifically associated with institutional counselling.
忠ちゅう告こく
忠告 is a general term for advice or warning, whereas 教誨 implies a more structured, often spiritual or moral guidance.

Etymology

The kanji 教 means 'teach', 誨 means 'instruct/admonish', 戒 means 'commandment/admonish', and 誡 means 'warn'. The word is a Sino-Japanese compound with the core meaning of teaching and admonishing.