Meaning

Primary

Teacher

Word Type

noun, の adjective

Explanation

A teaching expert/teacher is a teacher.

教師 is a relatively formal word for teachers. Unlike 先生, this word is specifically for people in the teaching profession and cannot be used as a name ender.

Reading

きょうし
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well.

Context

Context Sentences

私は法律学の教師をしています。

I work as a teacher of jurisprudence.

あの教師は歴史認識をころころ変えるからあまり好きじゃない。

I don’t like that teacher because he is always flip-flopping on historical facts.

数学教師の机には、理解力をテストする試験の解答が置いてありました。

On the math teacher's desk, there was an answer sheet for the exam that tests understanding.

Kanji Composition