What does the kanji 教 mean?

Memory hook

An elder (老) with a switch (攵) setting a child (子) straight — TEACH.

Main radical

Built from

• 子child 3 strokes
• 攴tap, strike lightly 4 strokes
• 老old 6 strokes
• 攵strike, tap 4 strokes
• 乞stroke shape, no meaning of its own 2 strokes

Stroke order · 11 strokes

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Common words

• 教室きょうしつclassroom
• 教えるおしえるto teach, to tell, to show
• 教わるおそわるto be taught, to learn from someone

More words with this kanji

• 教会きょうかいchurch
• 教育きょういくeducation
• 宗教しゅうきょうreligion
• 教えおしえteaching, doctrine
• 教授きょうじゅprofessor; teaching, instruction
• 教科書きょうかしょtextbook
• 教養きょうようeducation, culture; general knowledge
• 助教授じょきょうじゅassociate professor; assistant professor
• ～教～きょうreligion, faith (suffix)
• 教材きょうざいteaching materials, textbook
• 教科きょうかschool subject, curriculum
• 教習きょうしゅうtraining, instruction
• 教訓きょうくんlesson, moral, teaching
• 宣教せんきょうmissionary work, evangelism
• 教職きょうしょくteaching profession, teaching post