教わる

• 読み: おそわる
• ローマ字: osowaru
• 漢字の分解: 教 (oso/kyou) — teach, instruct
• 発音: /o.so.wa.ɾɯ/

意味

To be taught; to learn from someone. Receiving instruction or knowledge from another person.

A Group 1 (godan) verb conjugating with the r-row (教わる → 教わらない → 教わって). The passive-perspective counterpart of 教える (to teach). Emphasises the learner receiving knowledge rather than the teacher giving it. Takes the person you learn from with に particle: 先生に教わる. Distinct from 習う which focuses more on practising a skill.

例文

1. 祖母に料理を教わった。
2. この技術は先輩から教わりました。
3. 子供のころ父にピアノを教わった。

使い方ガイド

場面: education, daily life, skills

トーン: respectful

起源と歴史

Derived from 教える (oshieru, to teach) with the auxiliary る changing the perspective to the receiver. The kanji 教 shows a child (子) under a hand with a stick (攵), depicting the act of instructing.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal