教える

Japanese

Kanji in this term
おし
Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

  • 訓える (contains out-dated kanji)

Verb

教える (transitive, ichidan conjugation, hiragana おしえる, rōmaji oshieru, historical hiragana をしへる)

Japanese verb pair
active 教える
mediopassive 教わる
  1. to inform, to teach, to instruct
    そのゲームの仕方 (しかた) (おし)えてください。
    Sono gēmu no shikata o oshiete kudasai.
    Teach me how to play this game.
     (えい) () (おし)える
    Eigo o oshieru.
    To teach English.
  2. to tell
     (わたし) (きみ)名前 (なまえ) (おし)えてください。
    Watashi ni kimi no namae o oshiete kudasai.
    Please tell me your name.
     (ほん) (とう)のことを (おし)えて
    Hontō no koto o oshiete.
    Tell me the truth.

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • 背中 (せなか) (おし)える (senaka de oshieru); to teach by example; to teach by showing
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