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How to say 'Teacher' in Japanese | 教員

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The Japanese word for Teacher is 'Kyouin', written as 教員 in Japanese.'Teacher' in hiragana is きょういん.

    word

    教員

    Meaning

    Teacher

    Reading

    きょういん

    kyouin

    Kanji

    教Teach 員Member

    Explanation

    The Japanese noun '教員 (きょういん)' refers to a teacher or educator, typically in a formal educational setting such as a school or university. It is a professional term used to describe someone who is employed to teach students. For example: The teacher is preparing for class「教員は授業の準備をしている」(きょういんはじゅぎょうのじゅんびをしている). Our school has many excellent teachers「私たちの学校には多くの優秀な教員がいます」(わたしたちのがっこうにはおおくのゆうしゅうなきょういんがいます). Note that '教員' is more formal than '先生 (せんせい)', which is a more general term for teacher or mentor.

    Part Of Speech

    noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N4

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    4925

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 教員

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    教

    Meaning

    Teach

  • kanji

    員

    Meaning

    Member

Words Related to 教員 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

  • word

    教授

    Meaning

    Professor

  • word

    教

    Meaning

    Religion

  • word

    教師

    Meaning

    Teacher

  • 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

  • word

    教え

    Meaning

    Teaching

  • word

    教養

    Meaning

    Culture, Education

Words Related to 教員 Through the Kanji 員

These 18 Words contain the Kanji 員 as well.

  • word

    員

    Meaning

    Member

  • word

    駅員

    Meaning

    Station staff

  • word

    委員

    Meaning

    Committee

  • word

    社員

    Meaning

    Employee

  • word

    全員

    Meaning

    Everyone

  • word

    議員

    Meaning

    Assembly member

  • word

    職員

    Meaning

    Staff

  • word

    一員

    Meaning

    Member

  • word

    会員

    Meaning

    Member

  • word

    委員会

    Meaning

    Committee

  • word

    公務員

    Meaning

    Civil servant

  • word

    事務員

    Meaning

    Clerk

  • word

    従業員

    Meaning

    Employee

  • word

    役員

    Meaning

    Executive

  • word

    店員

    Meaning

    Clerk

  • word

    満員

    Meaning

    Full, Crowded

  • word

    動員

    Meaning

    Mobilization

  • word

    定員

    Meaning

    Capacity

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'Kyouin' means 'Teacher' .

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