JLPT N3 · People & society

教師

きょうし

teacher

Stroke order of 教師

2 characters, 21 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

教 · 11 strokes師 · 10 strokes

Memory trick

The 師 master 教 teaches with a tapping 攵 stick: a teacher.

Parts: 教 teach (孝-like + 攵 strike) + 師 master (𠂤 + 帀)

Example sentence

兄は高校の教師です。

あにはこうこうのきょうしです。

My older brother is a high school teacher.

Words with 教

教科書textbook 教室classroom 教えるto teach; to tell 教会church 教育education 宗教religion 義務教育compulsory education 教授professor

Words with 師

看護師nurse

More words: People & society

市民citizen 首相prime minister 都市city 労働labor; work 勤務duty; service (at work)役所government office 共通common; shared 種類kind; type 部分part; portion 他人other people; stranger 生徒pupil; student 組織organization 非常識lack of common sense 天才genius 皆様everyone (polite)

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