教師（きょうし）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: teacher
Example sentences
- 母は長年、小学校の教師をしている。 — My mother has been an elementary school teacher for many years.
- いい教師との出会いが人生を変えた。 — Meeting a great teacher changed her life.
Idioms & proverbs containing “教師”
- 反面教師 (はんめんきょうし) — bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
Related words
See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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