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教訓 (きょうくん): lesson, precept, moral instruction — Japanese vocabulary

教訓 is read きょうくん and means "lesson, precept, moral instruction". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

教訓

Reading
きょうくん · kyoukun
Translation
lesson, precept, moral instruction
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
きょうくんが

Example

彼の失敗は私にとって良い教訓になりました。

かれのしっぱいはわたしにとってよいきょうくんになりました。

His failure taught me a good lesson.

Kanji in this word

  • 教 — teach
  • 訓 — instruction, reading

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