授ける

さずける · sazukeru · JLPT N1 · verb-ichidan

to teach

🎁 授 = give/hand over; 授ける = hand something down to someone, as a teacher or ruler does

Think of a teacher handing a diploma down to a student, or a ruler granting a title. 授 means giving, and けるmakes it a verb, so one action covers grant, award, and teach.

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