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他た人にんにわかるようにおしえることは、実じつは大たい変へんむずかしい。自じ分ぶんがよくわかっていないと相あい手てにわからせることはできないからだ。「何なにかを学まなぶもっともよい方ほう法ほうは、それをおしえてみることだ」。こういった人ひとがいるが、まさに至し言げん（注）だろう。とすれば、一見いっけん理り解かいしたようでいて実じつはまだあいまいさがのこっているーーこんなときには、他た人にんにおしえようとすることにより、逆ぎゃくに、自じ分ぶんの知ち識しきの不ふ完かん全ぜんさに気きづかせ、よく自じ分ぶんで考かんがえなおしてみることを動どう機きづけることになるだろう。これは、知ち識しきを安あん定ていしたものにするのに役やく立だつ。

（波は多た野の誼よしみ余よ夫おっと•稲いな垣がき佳か世よ子こ『知ち的てき好こう奇き心しん』による）

（注ちゅう）至し言げんだろう：ここでは、その通とおりだろう

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Vocabulary1 words
  • あいまい
    • ·vague; ambiguous; unclear
    • ·shady; disreputable
    • ·fuzzy
    N2
Other levels46 words
  • わかる
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
    • ·to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense
    • ·I know!; I think so too!
    N5
  • おしえる
    • ·to teach; to instruct
    • ·to tell; to inform; to show
    • ·to preach
    N5
  • むずかしい
    • ·difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
    • ·impossible; unfeasible
    • ·fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
    • ·gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)
    • ·dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable
    • ·unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
    N5
  • 自分じぶん
    • ·myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
    • ·I; me
    • ·you
    N5
  • よく
    • ·nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
    • ·frequently; often
    • ·I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
    • ·(you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...
    N5
  • わかるAs it appears here: わかって
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
    • ·to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense
    • ·I know!; I think so too!
    N5
  • わかるAs it appears here: わからせる
    • ·to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
    • ·to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized (realised); to be found out; to make sense
    • ·I know!; I think so too!
    N5
  • できるAs it appears here: できない
    • ·to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)
    • ·to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable
    • ·to come into existence; to form; to appear; to come up (of a matter); to be born; to make (a friend); to get (a girlfriend, free time, etc.)
    • ·to be made; to be built; to be constructed; to be formed; to be established; to be set up
    • ·to be finished; to be completed; to be done; to be ready
    • ·to grow (of a crop); to be produced
    • ·to be mature and well-balanced; to be of fine character
    • ·to be by nature; to be born ...
    • ·to become (sexually) involved (with); to become intimate (with); to take up (with someone)
    • ·to get pregnant
    N5
  • よい
    • ·good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
    • ·sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
    • ·profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
    • ·OK; all right; fine; no problem
    • ·easy to ...
    N5
  • それ
    • ·that; it
    • ·then; that point (in time); that time
    • ·there
    • ·you
    N5
  • おしえるAs it appears here: おしえて
    • ·to teach; to instruct
    • ·to tell; to inform; to show
    • ·to preach
    N5
  • いうAs it appears here: いった
    • ·to say; to utter; to declare
    • ·to name; to call
    • ·to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
    N5
  • 人ひと
    • ·person; someone; somebody
    • ·human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
    • ·human (Homo sapiens)
    • ·(other) people; others
    • ·character; personality; nature
    • ·capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
    • ·adult; grown-up
    • ·I; me; one
    N5
  • いる
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: すれば
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • するAs it appears here: した
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • いるAs it appears here: いて
    • ·to be (of animate objects); to exist
    • ·to stay
    • ·to be ...-ing
    • ·to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
    N5
  • まだ
    • ·still; as yet; only
    • ·(not) yet
    • ·more; (more) still
    • ·at least; comparatively; relatively
    • ·unfinished; incomplete; not yet done
    N5
  • おしえるAs it appears here: おしえよう
    • ·to teach; to instruct
    • ·to tell; to inform; to show
    • ·to preach
    N5
  • する
    • ·to do; to carry out; to perform
    • ·to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
    • ·to serve as; to act as; to work as
    • ·to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
    • ·to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as
    • ·to decide on; to choose
    • ·to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.)
    • ·to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
    • ·to be worth; to cost
    • ·to pass (of time); to elapse
    • ·to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
    • ·to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B
    • ·to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B
    • ·to feel A about B
    • ·verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
    • ·creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
    • ·to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to
    N5
  • なる
    • ·to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
    • ·to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
    • ·to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
    • ·to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
    • ·to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
    • ·to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
    • ·to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
    • ·to play (the part of); to act as
    • ·to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
    • ·to be promoted
    • ·to do ...
    N5
  • これ
    • ·this; this one
    • ·this person
    • ·now; this point (in time)
    • ·here
    • ·used to stress the subject of a sentence
    • ·I; me
    N5
  • もの
    • ·thing; object; article; stuff; substance
    • ·one's things; possessions; property; belongings
    • ·things; something; anything; everything; nothing
    • ·quality
    • ·reason; the way of things
    • ·used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
    • ·item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
    • ·cause of ...; cause for ...
    • ·somehow; somewhat; for some reason
    • ·really; truly
    N5
  • ここ
    • ·here; this place
    • ·this point; here; now
    • ·these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
    • ·the next ... (e.g. few days); these next ...
    N5
  • その
    • ·that; the
    • ·part (as in "part two")
    • ·um ...; er ...; uh ...
    N5
  • こう
    • ·in this way; like this; so; thus
    • ·this (much); so
    • ·uh; er; mm; well
    N4
  • のこるAs it appears here: のこって
    • ·to remain; to be left
    N4
  • 考えるかんがえるAs it appears here: 考え
    • ·to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
    • ·to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
    • ·to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
    • ·to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
    • ·to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
    • ·to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
    • ·to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
    N4
  • 夫おっと
    • ·husband
    N4
  • 他人たにん
    • ·another person; other people; others
    • ·unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)
    • ·outsider; stranger
    N3
  • よう
    • ·appearing ...; looking ...
    • ·way to ...; method of ...ing
    • ·form; style; design
    • ·like; similar to
    • ·thing (thought or spoken)
    N3
  • こと
    • ·thing; matter
    • ·incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
    • ·circumstances; situation; state of affairs
    • ·work; business; affair
    • ·after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
    • ·nominalizing suffix
    • ·pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
    • ·alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
    • ·necessity; need
    • ·you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
    N3
  • 実はじつは
    • ·as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
    N3
  • 相手あいて
    • ·companion; partner; company
    • ·other party; addressee; counterparty
    • ·opponent (sports, etc.)
    N3
  • 何かなにか
    • ·something; some; any
    • ·somehow; for some reason
    • ·(so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
    N3
  • 学ぶまなぶ
    • ·to learn; to study; to take lessons in
    N3
  • もっとも
    • ·most; extremely
    N3
  • 方法ほうほう
    • ·method; way; manner; process; procedure; means; measure
    N3
  • まさに
    • ·exactly; just; precisely; really; truly; surely; certainly; without doubt
    • ·right (when); just (as)
    • ·just (about to); on the point of; on the verge of; on the brink of
    • ·really (ought to); certainly (should); naturally
    N3
  • 理解りかい
    • ·understanding; comprehension; appreciation
    • ·sympathy
    N3
  • とき
    • ·time; hour; moment
    • ·occasion; case
    • ·chance; opportunity; season
    • ·the times; the age; the day
    • ·tense
    N3
  • 知識ちしき
    • ·knowledge; information
    N3
  • 注ちゅう
    • ·annotation; explanatory note; comment
    N3
  • 通りとおり
    • ·street; road; avenue; thoroughfare
    • ·traffic; coming and going
    • ·flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; running
    • ·transmission (of sound); reach (of voice)
    • ·reputation; favor; favour; popularity
    • ·understanding; comprehension; comprehensibility; clarity
    • ·the same way (as); as (follows, stated, expected, etc.)
    • ·counter for sets of things
    • ·counter for methods, ways, kinds, etc.
    N3
  • 動機どうき
    • ·motive; incentive
    • ·motif
    N1
  • 役立つやくだつ
    • ·to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
    N1
Grammar1 patterns

Example sentences are translated by AI.

  • 逆に（ぎゃくに）N2

    Signals that what follows runs opposite to what was just said or expected — 'on the contrary', 'conversely', 'the other way around'.

    とすれば、一見理解したようでいて実はまだあいまいさがのこっているーーこんなときには、他人におしえようとすることにより、逆に、自分の知識の不完全さに気づかせ、よく自分で考えなおしてみることを動機づけることになるだろう。

    If so, when we seem to understand something but in fact some ambiguity still remains, trying to teach it to someone else can make us aware of the incompleteness of our own knowledge and motivate us to think it through carefully again.

Other levels10 patterns
  • とすれば・としたら・とするとN3

    'If / supposing that…' — sets up a hypothesis and states what would follow from it.

    とすれば、一見理解したようでいて実はまだあいまいさがのこっているーーこんなときには、他人におしえようとすることにより、逆に、自分の知識の不完全さに気づかせ、よく自分で考えなおしてみることを動機づけることになるだろう。

    If so, when we seem to understand something but in fact some ambiguity still remains, trying to teach it to someone else can make us aware of the incompleteness of our own knowledge and motivate us to think it through carefully again.

  • によって/によるN32 times in this passage

    Marks means, cause, passive agent, or a factor something depends on; 'by (means of)', 'due to', 'depending on'.

    とすれば、一見理解したようでいて実はまだあいまいさがのこっているーーこんなときには、他人におしえようとすることにより、逆に、自分の知識の不完全さに気づかせ、よく自分で考えなおしてみることを動機づけることになるだろう。

    If so, when we seem to understand something but in fact some ambiguity still remains, trying to teach it to someone else can make us aware of the incompleteness of our own knowledge and motivate us to think it through carefully again.

  • 〜てみるN42 times in this passage

    Verb te-form plus 見る, doing something on a trial basis to see what happens — 'try ...ing'.

    「何かを学ぶもっともよい方法は、それをおしえてみることだ」。

    “The best way to learn something is to try teaching it.”

  • ときN4

    Marks the time at which something happens — "when X, Y."

    とすれば、一見理解したようでいて実はまだあいまいさがのこっているーーこんなときには、他人におしえようとすることにより、逆に、自分の知識の不完全さに気づかせ、よく自分で考えなおしてみることを動機づけることになるだろう。

    If so, when we seem to understand something but in fact some ambiguity still remains, trying to teach it to someone else can make us aware of the incompleteness of our own knowledge and motivate us to think it through carefully again.

  • ことになるN4

    Expresses that something has been decided or comes about, often through external circumstances rather than the speaker's own will; 'it has been decided that / it turns out that.'

    とすれば、一見理解したようでいて実はまだあいまいさがのこっているーーこんなときには、他人におしえようとすることにより、逆に、自分の知識の不完全さに気づかせ、よく自分で考えなおしてみることを動機づけることになるだろう。

    If so, when we seem to understand something but in fact some ambiguity still remains, trying to teach it to someone else can make us aware of the incompleteness of our own knowledge and motivate us to think it through carefully again.

  • 〜のにN4

    Links two clauses so the result contradicts what the first clause leads you to expect — "even though ~ / although ~".

    これは、知識を安定したものにするのに役立つ。

    This helps make our knowledge more firmly established.

  • 〜ているN52 times in this passage

    Describes an action in progress or the state that remains after an action happened — “is doing” or “is in the state of having done”.

    自分がよくわかっていないと相手にわからせることはできないからだ。

    That is because if you do not understand something well yourself, you cannot make someone else understand it.

  • だろうN54 times in this passage

    Presumptive expressing conjecture — 'probably', 'I think', or seeking agreement 'right?'; plain だろう / polite でしょう.

    こういった人がいるが、まさに至言だろう。

    Someone has said this, and it is surely exactly right.

  • まだN5

    Adverb showing an action or state still continues, or (with a negative) has not happened yet — "still / (not) yet."

    とすれば、一見理解したようでいて実はまだあいまいさがのこっているーーこんなときには、他人におしえようとすることにより、逆に、自分の知識の不完全さに気づかせ、よく自分で考えなおしてみることを動機づけることになるだろう。

    If so, when we seem to understand something but in fact some ambiguity still remains, trying to teach it to someone else can make us aware of the incompleteness of our own knowledge and motivate us to think it through carefully again.

  • にするN5

    To decide on or turn something into a given state or choice, 'to make it ~ / to go with ~.'

    これは、知識を安定したものにするのに役立つ。

    This helps make our knowledge more firmly established.

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