11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 2nd grade
JLPT exam level N4

teach, faith, doctrine

Kun'yomi
  • to teach ②to tell ③to preach
  • to be taught
On'yomi
  • キョウ
Nanori
  • のり
  • ひさ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

おしえる 55.2%
キョウ 42.2%
おそわる 2.6%

Character Breakdown

teach, faith, doctrine
おし.える キョウ おそ.わる (2nd, N4)
filial piety, child's respect
コウ たか キョウ (6th)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM
こ シ ス (1st, N5)
complete, finish
リョウ さとる (8th, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
strike, hit, folding chair radical variant (no. 66)
ホク (Kentei 1)
person(人) variant
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)

Common Words

to teach ②to tell ③to preach
classroom ②department (in a university) ③class ④school (for a particular discipline)
professor ②teaching
teacher (classroom)
one's student (esp. a former one)
method of teaching
to teach thoroughly
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References

Unicode hex code 6559
JIS X 0208 1-22-21
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 2052
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2345
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1493
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1887
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 13213
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Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 245
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 245
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 191
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 179
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 112
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 202
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 58
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 214
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.18
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 940
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1262
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4i6.1
Four corner code 4844.0
De Roo Code 1466