Japanese word

教わる

Pronunciation

Romajiosowaru

Meaning

  • verblearn

Example

先生に日本語を教わります。sen sei ni nihon go o oso wa ri ma su

I learn Japanese from my teacher.

Illustration for 教わる (learn)

More examples

分からない漢字の読み方を、友達に教わりました。wa ka ra na i kan ji no yo mi kata o tomo dachi ni oso wa ri ma shi ta

I learned how to read an unfamiliar kanji from a friend.

Core concept

It describes gaining knowledge or skill by being taught directly by someone.

Common phrases

  • 友達に教わるtomo dachi ni oso wa ru

    learn from a friend

  • やり方を教わるya ri kata o oso wa ru

    learn how to do something

  • 専門家に教わるsen mon ka ni oso wa ru

    learn from an expert

Similar words

習うnarau: To learn a subject or skill from a teacher or another person.
学ぶmanabu: To gain knowledge or skills through study, experience, or instruction.

Definition in Japanese

先生や専門家などから教えを受けて、知識や技術を身につける。sen sei ya sen mon ka na do ka ra oshi e o u ke te chi shiki ya gi jutsu o mi ni tsu ke ru

Word origin

教わる (osowaru) is a native Japanese verb related to 教う (osō, "to teach"); its historical form expresses receiving teaching, although the precise development of the ending is uncertain.

Usage tips

  • Japanese places the teacher before に (ni) in 先生に教わる (sensei ni osowaru), while English normally expresses the same source with from in learn from.

Other meanings

  • take lessons inverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 教わり方osowarikataway of learningnoun

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