塾講師(じゅくこうし)

じゅくこうし
noun
cram school teacher, juku instructor
1. cram school teacher, juku instructor
A teacher who works at a juku (cram school), typically helping students prepare for exams.
塾講師(じゅくこうし)のアルバイトをする。
I work part-time as a cram school teacher.
大学生(だいがくせい)のとき、塾講師(じゅくこうし)をしていた。
When I was a university student, I worked as a cram school teacher.
あの塾講師(じゅくこうし)は教(おし)え方(かた)がうまいので人気(にんき)がある。
That cram school teacher is popular because they're good at teaching.

塾講師(じゅくこうし) is a compound of 塾(じゅく) (cram school) and 講師(こうし) (instructor).

CULTURAL CONTEXT:
塾(じゅく) are private supplementary schools in Japan where students study after regular school hours. Many university students work part-time as 塾講師(じゅくこうし).

RELATED TERMS:

  • 家庭教師(かていきょうし): private tutor
  • 塾(じゅく): cram school
  • 予備校(よびこう)講師(こうし): prep school instructor
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Added 2026.2.4 21:04
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