JLPT N2 · Noun

助教授 (jokyouju)

助教授 (じょきょうじゅ, jokyouju) is a Japanese noun meaning “assistant professor; associate professor”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: じょきょうじゅ
Romaji: jokyouju
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

assistant professor; associate professor · noun

Example sentences

私は教授です、いやもっと正確に言えば、助教授です。

I'm a professor, or rather an associate professor, to be exact.

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

Kanji in 助教授

助

help, rescue, assistジョ・たす.ける・たす.かる · 7 strokes

教

teach, faith, doctrineキョウ・おし.える・おそ.わる · 11 strokes

授

impart, instruct, grantジュ・さず.ける・さず.かる · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 助教授.

助手じょしゅassistant援助えんじょassistance救助きゅうじょrelief助詞じょしparticle助かるたすかるto be saved助けるたすけるto save助言じょげんadvice助けたすけassistance補助ほじょassistance助動詞じょどうしinflecting dependent word (in Japanese)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

Source: JMdict entry 1344550 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.