(かていきょうし)

かていきょうし
noun
private tutor, home tutor
1. private tutor, home tutor
A teacher who gives one-on-one lessons at a student's home.
家庭教師(かていきょうし)(やと)う。
To hire a private tutor.
家庭教師(かていきょうし)数学(すうがく)(おそ)わっている。
I'm being taught math by a private tutor.
大学生(だいがくせい)(ころ)家庭教師(かていきょうし)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(かていきょうし) 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(かていきょうし)(たの)む (to ask for a tutor)
  • 家庭教師(かていきょうし)のバイト (tutoring part-time job)
  • 家庭教師(かていきょうし)派遣(はけん) (tutor dispatch service)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 塾講師(じゅくこうし) (cram school teacher)
  • (じゅく) (cram school)
  • 個別指導(こべつしどう) (individual instruction)