Vocabulary

What does 教わる (おそわる, osowaru) mean?

教わる (おそわる, osowaru) means to be taught, to learn (from someone).

Quick facts
Readingおそわる
Romajiosowaru
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
おそわる
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonosowaru

to be taught, to learn (from someone)

  1. 1godan verb · transitive to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

Example sentences

  • I learned cooking from my mother.

  • I'm being taught kanji by my teacher.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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