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How do you say "teach" in Japanese?
教える
oshie ru
In Japanese, "teach" is 教える (oshie ru).
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Pronunciation
O-shi-e-ru, four syllables, with 'shi' pronounced softly like 'she', the whole word flowing without hard stops.
Writing and usage
教える is written using kanji. It's a verb, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
彼女は学校で数学を教えている。
kanojo ha gakkou de suugaku wo oshie teiru.
She teaches maths at the school.
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How to remember 教える
Oshieru sounds like 'oh, she'll' — oh, she'll teach the class today.
Related words
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- walk 歩く aruku
- jump ジャンプする janpu suru
- climb 登る noboru
- crawl 這う hau
- swim 泳ぐ oyogu
- fall 落ちる ochiru
- eat 食べる tabe ru
- chew 噛む kamu
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Questions about 教える
How do you pronounce 教える?
O-shi-e-ru, four syllables, with 'shi' pronounced softly like 'she', the whole word flowing without hard stops.
Is 教える formal or casual?
教える is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 教える written in Japanese?
教える is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as oshie ru.
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"Teach" in other languages
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