教訓|きょうくんkyoukun[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N1approx.Common
Definitions
  1. noun, suru verb, transitive verblesson; precept; teachings; moral
    実例じつれいは教訓きょうくんにまさる。↗
    Example is better than precept.
Conjugation
Dictionary form教訓する(きょうくんする)
Polite (masu)教訓します(きょうくんします)
Negative (nai)教訓しない(きょうくんしない)
polite (masen)教訓しません(きょうくんしません)
classical zu / nu教訓せず・教訓せぬ(きょうくんせず・きょうくんせぬ)
Past (ta)教訓した(きょうくんした)
polite (mashita)教訓しました(きょうくんしました)
Past negative (nakatta)教訓しなかった(きょうくんしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)教訓しませんでした(きょうくんしませんでした)
Te form教訓して(きょうくんして)
Potential教訓できる(きょうくんできる)
Passive教訓される(きょうくんされる)
Causative教訓させる(きょうくんさせる)
Causative passive教訓させられる(きょうくんさせられる)
Conditional (ba)教訓すれば(きょうくんすれば)
tara教訓したら(きょうくんしたら)
Volitional教訓しよう(きょうくんしよう)
polite (mashou)教訓しましょう(きょうくんしましょう)
Imperative教訓しろ(きょうくんしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym教えおしえNeutralTeachings or doctrine imparted by another, as from a teacher or elder. 「教訓」 is also an admonition, but often a lesson drawn from experience.
  • Related戒めいましめNeutralA caution or warning meant to keep someone from making a mistake. 「教訓」 centers on the lesson worth taking away from an experience.

Use 「教訓」 for admonitions or insights gained from failure, as in 「教訓を生かす」. For principles taught by a teacher or elder, say 「教え」; for warnings against error, say 「戒め」.

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Japanese definitions
  1. 教え諭おしえさとすこと。また、その内容ないよう。良よくないことの経験けいけんによって得えた戒いましめなどにも用もちいる。
  2. 教え諭おしえさとす。
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