How to say 'Teacher' in Japanese | 教師

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The Japanese word for Teacher is 'Kyoushi', written as 教師 in Japanese.'Teacher' in hiragana is きょうし.

word

教師

Meaning

Teacher

Reading

きょうし

kyoushi

Kanji

教Teach 師Master, Expert

Explanation

The Japanese noun '教師 (きょうし)' means 'teacher'. It refers to someone who teaches professionally, typically in schools or educational institutions. This word is formal and is often used to describe educators in academic settings. For example: The teacher is kind「教師は優しい」(きょうしはやさしい). I want to become a teacher「教師になりたい」(きょうしになりたい). Note that '教師' is more formal than other words like '先生 (せんせい)', which is also used to mean 'teacher' but can be used more broadly to address professionals like doctors or mentors.

Part Of Speech

noun

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

1177

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 教師

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

kanji

教

Meaning

Teach

kanji

師

Meaning

Master, Expert

Words Related to 教師 Through the Kanji 教

These 16 Words contain the Kanji 教 as well.

word

教える

Meaning

Teach

word

宗教

Meaning

Religion

word

教育

Meaning

Education

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教授

Meaning

Professor

word

教

Meaning

Religion

word

教科書

Meaning

Textbook

word

教会

Meaning

Church

word

教科

Meaning

Subject

word

仏教

Meaning

Buddhism

word

教室

Meaning

Classroom

word

キリスト教

Meaning

Christianity

word

イスラム教

Meaning

Islam

word

教わる

Meaning

Learn

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教え

Meaning

Teaching

word

教員

Meaning

Teacher

word

教養

Meaning

Culture, Education

Words Related to 教師 Through the Kanji 師

These 6 Words contain the Kanji 師 as well.

word

師

Meaning

Teacher

word

医師

Meaning

Doctor

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技師

Meaning

Engineer

word

師走

Meaning

December

word

師匠

Meaning

Master

word

講師

Meaning

Lecturer

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'Kyoushi' means 'Teacher' .

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