教 · to teach, religion

JLPT N4 kanji. Readings, meaning, and how the character is built.

教 means to teach, religion. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written in 11 strokes, read おしえる or きょう. It is built from 2 parts: 孝 (filial piety, child's respect), 攵 (strike, hit). It appears in 教室 (classroom) and 教える (to teach / to inform / to instruct).

筆順 · Stroke order

教 is written in 11 strokes, in the order numbered below. Order matters: it is what makes handwriting legible, and it is how the character is looked up in a paper dictionary.

解字 · What it is made of

教 breaks into 2 parts.

• 孝 other filial piety, child's respect · left component
• 攵 semantic strike, hit · right carries the meaning

Words that use 教

Word	Reading	Meaning
教室	きょうしつ	classroom
教える	おしえる	to teach / to inform / to instruct
教会	きょうかい	church

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