How to say "coach" in Japanese

• コーチJLPT N3approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbThe loanword for a coach in the person sense: someone who trains and guides an athlete or team. This is the word you want for 'coach' in sports.
  コーチが助言じょげんをしてくれた。↗

  The coach gave me some advice.
• 馬車ばしゃCommon
  nounCovers only the vehicle sense of 'coach': a horse-drawn carriage. All the other words treated here name people, so if you mean the conveyance, this is the one.
  自動車じどうしゃが馬車ばしゃに取とって変かわった。↗

  Automobiles replaced carriages.
• 師範しはんCommon
  nounA master instructor, especially of martial or traditional arts. Its 'coach' sense belongs to that world; it is not the word for an ordinary sports coach.
• 指導者しどうしゃCommon
  nounA general noun for someone who guides or instructs others. It covers 'coach' in the broad sense of mentor or guide, rather than as the title of a sports coach.
  アンは彼かれらの指導者しどうしゃであると言いわれている。↗

  Ann is said to be their leader.
• 監督かんとくJLPT N3approx.Common
  nounIn sports, the manager or head coach — the person in overall charge of a team. Its basic sense is supervising or directing, which is why it names the top job.
  監督かんとくはチームをトーナメント優勝ゆうしょうに今一いまいち歩あゆみという所ところまでもっていったのに悔くやしいことだった。↗

  It was annoying, as the manager took his team to a near-miss in the tournament.

Use 「コーチ」 for a sports coach, 監督 for a team's head coach or manager, 師範 for a master instructor in traditional arts, 指導者 for coach as mentor or guide, and 馬車 only for the horse-drawn vehicle.

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• コーチcoach
• 馬車ばしゃcoach (horse-drawn)
• 師範しはんinstructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts)
• 指導者しどうしゃleader
• コーチャーcoach
• スポーツ指導者スポーツしどうしゃsports instructor
• 監督かんとくdirector
• もむto train