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Hiragana - pronunciation and writing
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Kanji - grades 1-6 (教育漢字 Kyōiku kanji)
Vocabulary - nouns, verbs, adverbs, and adjectives
 
Kanji Grade 2 - 教

Kanji character Grade 2 教. Writing practice along with onyomi and kunyomi readings.

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Kanji Grade 2 - 教
About
teach, faith, doctrine
Kun: おし.える、 おそ.わる
On: キョウ
11 strokes
Radical: rap 攴 (攵)
Parts: 子 老 攵 乞
 
Onyomi
教育委員会 【キョウイクイインカイ】 Board of Education
教育 【キョウイク】 education, schooling, training, instruction, teaching, upbringing, culture, cultivation, education
政教 【セイキョウ】 religion and politics, church and state
正教 【セイキョウ】 orthodoxy, (Greek) orthodox church
 
Kunyomi
教える 【おしえる】 to teach, to instruct, to tell, to inform, to preach
教わる 【おそわる】 to be taught, to learn, to take lessons in