師匠|ししょうshishou[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. noun, suffixmaster; teacher
2. noun, sumostable master

• Synonym先生せんせいNeutralThe general word for teachers, and also an honorific for doctors and lawyers; 「師匠」 is mostly for masters of traditional arts and sumo.
• Synonym師範しはんFormalFormal: an instructor or teacher in fields such as the martial arts and tea ceremony; 「師匠」 stresses the master-disciple relationship.
• Synonym親方おやかたNeutralA master craftsman heading a workshop, or a sumo stable master; 「師匠」 stresses teaching the art itself.
• Synonym師しWrittenWritten style: a teacher or mentor who guides you, as in 「師と仰ぐ」; 「師匠」 leans toward masters of a craft.
• Synonym宗匠そうしょうFormalFormal: a grand master of waka, haiku or the tea ceremony; 「師匠」 is more general.
• Related教師きょうしNeutralSomeone whose profession is teaching; 「師匠」 leans toward masters of traditional arts.
• Related教員きょういんWrittenWritten style: a member of a school's teaching staff; 「師匠」 is a master of a traditional art.
• Related教官きょうかんFormalFormal: instructors at national schools, and in military, police and driving-school settings; 「師匠」 is a master of an art or craft.
• Related老師ろうしFormalFormal: an honorific for a venerable old monk or a revered teacher; 「師匠」 leans toward the arts.
• RelatedインストラクターNeutralA loanword for coaches and instructors of sports and technical skills; 「師匠」 leans toward traditional arts.
• Related指導員しどういんNeutralSomeone who gives practical instruction and guidance; 「師匠」 implies a master-disciple line of transmission.
• Related大師範だいしはんFormalFormal: the highest-ranking instructor in the martial and other arts; 「師匠」 is more general.
• Related指南役しなんやくWrittenWritten style: an instructor who passes on an art, originally a swordsmanship guide to samurai households; 「師匠」 is more common.
• Antonym弟子でしNeutralAntonym: someone who studies under a master; the counterpart of 「師匠」.

Use 「師匠」 for masters of traditional arts, rakugo and sumo. For school teachers pick 「先生」 or 「教師」; for martial arts and tea ceremony instructors, 「師範」; for sports coaches, 「インストラクター」. The opposite of 「師匠」 is 「弟子」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 学問がくもんや芸道げいどうなどを教おしえる人ひと。
2. 歌舞かぶ音曲おんぎょくなどの遊芸ゆうげいを教おしえる人ひと。
3. 寄席よせ芸人げいにんの敬称けいしょう。