教師(きょうし)

きょうし
noun
teacher (profession)
1. teacher (profession)
A person whose profession is teaching.
教師(きょうし)になりたい。
I want to become a teacher.
彼女(かのじょ)は英語(えいご)の教師(きょうし)だ。
She is an English teacher.
教師(きょうし)として働(はたら)く。
To work as a teacher.

教師(きょうし) refers to teachers as a profession.

COMMON PATTERNS:

DISTINCTIONS:

  • 教師(きょうし): teacher (profession-focused, neutral)
  • 先生(せんせい): teacher (respectful, also used as address)
  • 教員(きょういん): teaching staff (institutional term)
  • 教諭(きょうゆ): licensed teacher (official title)

Note: When addressing a teacher, always use 先生(せんせい), not 教師(きょうし).

Related Words

Synonym: 先生(せんせい) (teacher (respectful))
Synonym: 教員(きょういん) (teaching staff)
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Added 2026.1.11 19:41 · Revised 2026.5.24 0:11
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