Illustration: At a neighborhood community room in Japan, an older child teaches a younger child how to fold a paper crane. The older child pauses with one fold held open, pointing precisely to the corner that must meet the opposite edge.

JLPT N5verbLevel estimated by Bebop

教おしえる

oshieru

to teach

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは英語えいごを教おしえる。

    He teaches English.

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  2. ジョーンズ先生せんせいが私わたしたちに英会話えいかいわを教おしえてくれます。

    Mr Jones teaches us English conversation.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 彼かれに泳およぎ方かたを教おしえた。

    I taught him how to swim.

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Kanji in 教

  • 教teach; faithOnキョウKunおしえる・おそわる

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