How to say "Learn" in Japanese | 教わる

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Learn" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Learn" is "Osowaru", written in japanese as "教わる".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The Japanese verb '教わる (おそわる)' means 'to learn' or 'to be taught'. It specifically implies learning from someone else, often a teacher or mentor, and emphasizes the act of receiving knowledge or instruction. This verb is commonly used in educational or skill-acquisition contexts. For example: I learned Japanese from my teacher「先生に日本語を教わった」(せんせいににほんごをおそわった). She learned how to cook from her grandmother「彼女は祖母に料理を教わった」(かのじょはそぼにりょうりをおそわった). Note that '教わる' is distinct from '学ぶ (まなぶ)', which is a more general term for learning and does not necessarily imply a teacher-student relationship.

The Kanji are characters that represent meanings. As you can see, this word is made up of 1 Kanji:

The kanji "教" means "Teach" and can be read as "Kyou", "Oso" and "Oshi"

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Osowaru" mean in japanese?

"Osowaru" means "Learn" .

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To make really sure you learn this word, We've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana わ is read as 'wa'.

The hiragana る is read as 'ru'.

The hiragana き is read as 'ki'.

The hiragana う is read as 'u'.

The hiragana お is read as 'o'.

The hiragana そ is read as 'so'.

The hiragana し is read as 'shi'.

About kanji, you need to know that most Kanji have two types of readings: Kunyomi, based on native japanese pronunciation. And onyomi, based on chinese pronunciation.