教え・訓え|おしえoshie[0]heiban (flat)
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- nounteaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
- Synonym教訓きょうくんNeutralA lesson or moral (「失敗を教訓にする」); the focus is usually what one learns from experience, though it can also be admonition given by others.
- Synonym指導しどうNeutralGuidance or coaching (「技術指導」); stresses concretely leading someone, while 「教え」 is the teaching itself.
- Related教授きょうじゅNeutralNoun for a university professor or for instruction (「教授が講義する」); mostly the academic post, while 「教え」 is about the content of the teachings one received.
- Related教義きょうぎNeutralReligious doctrine (「キリスト教の教義」); used only of religion, unlike the broadly applicable 「教え」.
- Related指南しなんNeutralInstructing or coaching in an art or skill (「剣術指南」); carries an old-fashioned flavor.
- Related戒めいましめNeutralAn admonition or precept (「戒めを守る」); centers on warning someone against wrongdoing rather than teaching in general.
- Related教示きょうじNeutralInstruction or information given to someone; mostly met in letters asking for it, as in 「ご教示ください」 (please advise me).
- Related教育きょういくNeutralEducation in the broad sense (「学校教育」); stresses systematic training and upbringing rather than the content of teachings.
- Related教理きょうりWrittenWritten word for religious doctrine, used mainly in religious studies.
- Related垂教すいきょうFormalFormal term for imparting teachings; rare — 「教え」 is the ordinary word.
- Related垂訓すいくんFormalFormal word for moral instruction (「山上の垂訓」); mostly religious use.
「教え」 is the default for teachings from parents or teachers (「親の教え」「先生の教え」). Use 「教義」 for religious doctrine, 「教訓」 for lessons from experience, 「戒め」 for admonition, 「指導」 for hands-on guidance. 「教授」 is mainly a post, 「指南」 old-fashioned, 「教示」 instruction one asks for, as in 「ご教示ください」, and 「教理」「垂教」「垂訓」 rare.
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