JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 5

教 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

teach

On
キョウkyou
Kun
おしえるoshieru おそわるosowaru

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

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教11 strokes

How to write 教: stroke order

教 has 11 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

教 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes
The stroke order of 教 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 教

The parts 教 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

  • 孝

    filial respect

  • 攵 (攴)

    Radical

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JLPT N4 kanji · Chapter 5