VocabJLPT N5
to teach
Ichidan VerbTransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. to teach
  2. 2. to instruct
  3. 3. to tell
  4. 4. to preach
This verb means "to teach" or "to tell," and is used when someone is passing on knowledge, skills, or information to another person. It is also commonly used to mean "to let someone know" or "to inform" in more casual contexts. Both teachers in classrooms and friends sharing information in conversation use this word regularly.

Example sentences

Initial · simple i+1

I'll tell you my name.

Sentence 1

Who's going to show me how to do this job?

Sentence 2

Time is a teacher that teaches you to wait.

Sentence 3

I already told you the answer, didn't I?

Sentence 4

I'll let you know about that later.

Sentence 5

Tell me the name of that place!