[教] Handwritten Kanji for teach and its Readings, Radical and Usage

Today’s Kanji is “教” (oshi-eru); Kanji for “to teach”.

 

Handwritten Kanji “教” (oshi-eru)

 

Readings, Radical and Meaning of “教”

漢字 Kanji	読み Readings	ローマ字 Romaji	画数 Stroke Count	部首 Radical	意味 Meaning
教	キョウ おし-える おそ-わる	kyou oshi-eru oso-waru	11	攵	to teach

Readings contain “音読み(on-yomi)” and “訓読み(kun-yomi)“. On-yomi is written in “カタカナ(katakana)” and Kun-yomi is written in “ひらがな(hiragana)“. (⇒ What is On-yomi and Kun-yomi?)

 

Jukugo (Kanji Compound Words) / Usage of “教”

Jukugo / Usage	Yomi	Romaji	Meaning
教育	きょういく	kyouiku	Education
教師	きょうし	kyoushi	A teacher
勉強を教える	べんきょうをおしえる	benkyou wo oshieru	Teach someone how to study