教訓 (きょうくん): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

教訓 (きょうくん) means lesson / moral teaching / advice.

See example sentences below.

教訓 at a glance

教訓

きょうくんkyoukun

N1noun

lesson / moral teaching / advice

教訓きょうくんkyoukunN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

lesson / moral teaching / advice

Example 1

失敗から教訓を学んだ。

Translation

I learned a lesson from my failure.

Example 2

この話には大切な教訓がある。

Translation

This story has an important moral lesson.