Meaning

Primary

Lesson

Alternatives

Moral, Teachings

Word Type

noun, verbal noun

Explanation

At least way back in the day, things that teach instructions to people are things that teach a lesson, moral, or teachings. Back in the day, lots of learning was done through storytelling, and storytelling taught lessons and morals, thus, this word.

Reading

きょうくん
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

いい教訓になりました。

It was a good lesson.

この教訓をムダにはしません。

I will not let this lesson be wasted.

今回の教訓を活かして、次回はもっと上手くやれるようにしたいと思います。

I hope to learn from the lessons learned this time and do better next time.

Kanji Composition