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    3. 教える

    教える

    教おしえ​る​

    to teach

    N5KMT10News #38+1CoreVerb, TransitiveEducationKanji Vocab14 strokes

    訓える

    おしえる

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to teach, to instruct
    2.
    to tell, to inform, to show
    3.
    to preach

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    先せん生せいが私わたしに日に本ほん語ごを教おしえてくれました。

    My teacher taught me Japanese.

    KMT2Education
    道みちに迷まよった時とき、親しん切せつな人ひとが駅えきへの道みちを教おしえてくれた。

    When I got lost, a kind person showed me the way to the station.

    KMT8Daily LifeTravel & Transportation
    彼かれは大だい学がくで経けい済ざい学がくを教おしえている教きょう授じゅです。

    He is a professor who teaches economics at the university.

    KMT9EducationBusiness & Finance
    彼かれは子こ供どもたちに、自し然ぜんの大たい切せつさを教おしえている。

    He is teaching children the importance of nature.

    KMT10EducationNature & Environment
    経けい験けん豊ほう富ふな先せん輩ぱいが、仕し事ごとのコツを丁てい寧ねいに教おしえてくれた。

    An experienced senior colleague carefully taught me the tricks of the trade.

    KMT10Work & CareerEducation

    Characters that make up this word

    教
    おし.える・おそ.わる…(3)
    teach・faith・doctrine
    Kanji
    え
    e
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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