講師

こうし

lecturer

Also:part-time teacher, tutor (at a cram school)

What does 講師 mean?

講師 is a Japanese noun meaning lecturer in English. It can also be translated as part-time teacher, tutor (at a cram school) depending on context. It is written as 講師 in kanji, こうし in hiragana, and koushi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentences

講師は本題から脱線してしまった。

The speaker wandered away from the subject.

正確に言うと私は大学講師です。

Specifically, I'm a university lecturer.