教 Kanji – teach
The Japanese kanji 教 can mean teach, faith, doctrine.
Meaning and Readings
How is 教 read?
教 has the onyomi reading キョウ and the kunyomi readings おしえる, おそわる.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kyou, oshieru, osowaru.
Common Japanese Words Using 教
These common Japanese words contain 教. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- キリスト教（キリストきょう） — Christianity
- 家庭教師（かていきょうし） — (home) tutor, private tutor, private teacher
- 義務教育（ぎむきょういく） — compulsory education
- 教え（おしえ） — teaching, instruction, teachings, precept, lesson, doctrine
- 教える（おしえる） — to teach, to instruct
- 教え子（おしえご） — one's student (esp. a former one), one's pupil, one's disciple
- 教わる（おそわる） — to be taught, to learn, to take lessons in
- 教育（きょういく） — education, schooling, training, instruction, teaching, upbringing
- 教員（きょういん） — teacher, instructor, teaching staff, faculty member
- 教科（きょうか） — subject, curriculum