Japanese symbol for “counselling”
教誨
きょうかい
Romaji: kyoukai
counselling (often of imprisoned criminals by a chaplain, etc.); giving guidance
In Japanese, counselling is 教誨, read きょうかい (kyoukai).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt counselling (often of imprisoned criminals by a chaplain, etc.); giving guidance
- n, vs admonishment; scolding; exhortation
Written forms: 教誨、教戒、教誡. Readings: きょうかい.
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 教育 | きょういく kyouiku | education; schooling; training |
| 教え | おしえ oshie | teaching; instruction; teachings |
| 教授 | きょうじゅ kyouju | professor |
| 教師 | きょうし kyoushi | teacher; instructor |
| 宗教 | しゅうきょう shuukyou | religion; religious affiliation; belief |
| 教室 | きょうしつ kyoushitsu | classroom; lecture room |
| 教誨師 | きょうかいし kyoukaishi | (prison) chaplain |
| 訓誨 | くんかい kunkai | giving guidance; explaining |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.