教員|きょういんkyouin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounteacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
   お前まえは教員きょういんになる決心けっしんをしたのか。↗

   Have you made up your mind to become a teacher?

• Synonym教師きょうしNeutralRefers to a teacher, as in 「日本語教師」. Emphasizes the profession, while 「教員」 stresses teaching at a school and is common in institutional contexts.
• Synonym教官きょうかんNeutralAn instructor, typically at special institutions such as military or police academies and driving schools; 「教員」 is the general term for school teaching staff.
• Synonym先生せんせいNeutralUsed to address a teacher, also an honorific for doctors and lawyers; the most common word in speech, unlike the institutional 「教員」.
• Related先生せんせいNeutralUsed to address a teacher, also an honorific for doctors and lawyers; the most common word in speech, unlike the institutional 「教員」.
• Related師範しはんWrittenWritten/formal prose: an instructor of martial or traditional arts, as in 「師範代」; it leans toward traditional disciplines, while 「教員」 is the school-staff term.
• Related老師ろうしFormalFormal: a revered monk or venerable master; mostly heard in Buddhist settings, whereas 「教員」 is a plain job title.
• RelatedインストラクターNeutralLoanword for a fitness or skills coach, as in 「ヨガインストラクター」; it names a coaching role, while 「教員」 names school teaching staff.
• Related師匠ししょうNeutralA master who teaches a traditional art or rakugo, as in 「落語の師匠」; 「教員」 is a school-staff title.
• Related指導員しどういんNeutralAn instructor or advisor giving guidance, as in 「スポーツ指導員」; centers on skills coaching rather than school teaching.
• RelatedティーチャーNeutralA loanword for 'teacher'; mostly appears in names and titles, rarely in everyday speech.
• Related指南役しなんやくWrittenWritten/formal prose: someone who guides others in an art or a field of learning; in older usage, also a martial-arts master.
• Related指南番しなんばんWrittenWritten/formal prose: a martial-arts instructor; historical in flavor and rarely used today.
• Related師しWrittenWritten/formal prose: a teacher or mentor one looks up to, as in 「師と仰ぐ」; conveys deep respect.
• Antonym学生がくせいNeutralA student, especially at university; the counterpart of 「教員」.
• Antonym生徒せいとNeutralA pupil at junior or senior high school; the counterpart of 「教員」. Elementary pupils are generally called 「児童」.

For someone who teaches at a school, use 「教員」, as in 「教員免許」 or 「教員採用」. For the profession say 「教師」, for addressing someone say 「先生」, and for skills coaches say 「インストラクター」. The opposites are 「生徒」 and 「学生」.

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1. 学校がっこうなどで教育きょういくに従事じゅうじする人ひと。