教おそわる

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

教わる · godan verb (-ru)

Meanings

godan verb (-ru), transitive verb

Focuses on receiving instruction from someone; the teacher is marked with に. Often implies a structured learning situation.

〈人ひと〉に〈事こと〉を教おそわるto be taught something by someone
先せん生せいに日本にほん語ごの文ぶん法ぽうを教おそわった。
I was taught Japanese grammar by my teacher.
〈人ひと〉から〈事こと〉を教おそわるto learn something from someone
友とも達だちからギターの弾ひき方かたを教おそわった。
I learned how to play the guitar from a friend.

習ならうN5
習う stresses learning a skill through repeated practice, while 教わる focuses on receiving instruction from a particular person.
学まなぶN3
学ぶ is a broader, more formal word for studying or learning (often academic or abstract), whereas 教わる specifically highlights being taught by someone.
師し事じ
教わる is a common, everyday verb for being taught something, while 師事する is formal and implies a sustained teacher-disciple or mentor relationship.

教おしえるN5
教える is the teacher's perspective ('to teach'), while 教わる is the learner's perspective ('to be taught').

教おしえるN5
教える means 'to teach' (the teacher's action), while 教わる means 'to be taught' (the learner's action), so the roles are reversed despite the similar form.

教おそわるUsage97%
Standard kanji spelling; high priority.
おそわるUsage3%
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji is not needed.

Developed from earlier おそはる, a verb meaning to receive instruction or learn from someone.