JLPT N2 · Noun

講師 (koushi)

講師 (こうし, koushi) is a Japanese noun meaning “speaker; lecturer”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: こうし
Romaji: koushi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

speaker; lecturer · noun
lecturer (at a university or college); instructor · noun
part-time teacher · noun
tutor (at a cram school) · noun

Example sentences

講師は本題から脱線してしまった。

The speaker wandered away from the subject.

Tatoeba #173292

正確に言うと私は大学講師です。

Specifically, I'm a university lecturer.

Tatoeba #142964

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

Kanji in 講師

講

lecture, club, associationコウ · 17 strokes

師

expert, teacher, masterシ・いくさ · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 講師.

講堂こうどうauditorium講義こうぎlecture講演こうえんlecture休講きゅうこうcancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)講習こうしゅうshort course聴講ちょうこうlecture attendance講読こうどくreading医師いしdoctor技師ぎしengineer漁師りょうしfisherman牧師ぼくしpastor

Source: JMdict entry 1282280 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.