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教 = 孝 + 攵
教 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “teach”. It is built from 孝 (filial piety) and 攵 (rap). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1343.
- Keyword
- teach
- RTK frame
- 1343
- Strokes
- 11
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- キョウ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- おし.える, おそ.わる
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- преподавать
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 教 teach
Decomposition
Primary decomposition
How to find 教 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “filial piety” + “rap”. 教 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 教 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.