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private tutor, home tutor
A teacher who gives one-on-one lessons at a student's home.
家庭教師を雇う。
To hire a private tutor.
家庭教師に数学を教わっている。
I'm being taught math by a private tutor.
大学生の頃、家庭教師のアルバイトをしていた。
When I was a university student, I worked part-time as a private tutor.
家庭教師 provides individualized instruction, often to help students prepare for exams or catch up with schoolwork. It is a common part-time job for university students in Japan.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 家庭教師を頼む (to ask for a tutor)
- 家庭教師のバイト (tutoring part-time job)
- 家庭教師派遣 (tutor dispatch service)
RELATED TERMS:
- 塾講師 (cram school teacher)
- 塾 (cram school)
- 個別指導 (individual instruction)