教える

Word
教える
Reading
おしえる
Level
N4
Part of speech
verb
Meaning
to teach / to tell
Example

先生が日本語の文法を教えてくれます。 The teacher teaches us Japanese grammar.

Confused with

覚える (おぼえる - to memorize): 教える is to impart information to others, while 覚える is to commit information to one's own memory.

More from Vocabulary List