Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 反面教師(はんめんきょうし) in Japanese

反面教師
Kana Reading
はんめんきょうし
Romaji
hanmenkyōshi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example


Kanji in this word

JLPT 3

10 strokes

expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war

On'Yomi: シ, ス

Kun'Yomi: もろもろ, なら.う

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JLPT 3

4 strokes

anti-

On'Yomi: ハン, ホン, タン, ホ

Kun'Yomi: そ.る, そ.らす, かえ.す, かえ.る, -かえ.る

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JLPT 3

9 strokes

mask, face, features, surface

On'Yomi: メン, ベン

Kun'Yomi: おも, おもて, つら

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JLPT 4

11 strokes

teach, faith, doctrine

On'Yomi: キョウ

Kun'Yomi: おし.える, おそ.わる

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