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JLPT N1 · Noun

教職 (kyoushoku)

教職 (きょうしょく, kyoushoku) is a Japanese noun meaning “the teaching profession”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists.

Reading
きょうしょく
Romaji
kyoushoku
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. the teaching profession · noun
  2. education of laity · noun

Example sentences

彼女は教職につくことを望んでいる。
She wants to engage in teaching.
Tatoeba #90452

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 教職

教
teach, faith, doctrineキョウ・おし.える・おそ.わる · 11 strokes
職
post, employment, workショク・ソク · 18 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 教職.

教室きょうしつclassroom教えるおしえるto teach教会きょうかいchurch教育きょういくeducation宗教しゅうきょうreligion教授きょうじゅprofessor教えおしえteaching教わるおそわるto be taught教科書きょうかしょtextbook教養きょうよう(understanding or appreciation of) culture助教授じょきょうじゅassistant professor教きょう-ism (religion)教科きょうかsubject教訓きょうくんlesson

Source: JMdict entry 1237220 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.