恩師

おんし

teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher

What does 恩師 mean?

恩師 is a Japanese noun meaning teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher in English. It is written as 恩師 in kanji, おんし in hiragana, and onshi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N1 vocabulary.

Example sentence

私は恩師の世話でこの仕事に就いた。

I got this job with my teacher's help.