教授|きょうじゅkyouju[0]heiban (flat)

JLPT N3approx.Common
Definitions
  1. nounprofessor
    一人ひとりの教授きょうじゅがささやいた。↗
    One of his colleagues whispered.
  2. noun, suru verb, transitive verbteaching; instruction
Conjugation
Dictionary form教授する(きょうじゅする)
Polite (masu)教授します(きょうじゅします)
Negative (nai)教授しない(きょうじゅしない)
polite (masen)教授しません(きょうじゅしません)
classical zu / nu教授せず・教授せぬ(きょうじゅせず・きょうじゅせぬ)
Past (ta)教授した(きょうじゅした)
polite (mashita)教授しました(きょうじゅしました)
Past negative (nakatta)教授しなかった(きょうじゅしなかった)
polite (masen deshita)教授しませんでした(きょうじゅしませんでした)
Te form教授して(きょうじゅして)
Potential教授できる(きょうじゅできる)
Passive教授される(きょうじゅされる)
Causative教授させる(きょうじゅさせる)
Causative passive教授させられる(きょうじゅさせられる)
Conditional (ba)教授すれば(きょうじゅすれば)
tara教授したら(きょうじゅしたら)
Volitional教授しよう(きょうじゅしよう)
polite (mashou)教授しましょう(きょうじゅしましょう)
Imperative教授しろ(きょうじゅしろ)

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • Synonym教えるおしえるNeutralThe everyday verb for teaching, as in 「日本語を教える」; more colloquial than 「教授」.
  • SynonymプロフェッサーNeutralLoanword meaning professor, but uncommon in daily conversation; 「教授」 is the usual word.
  • Related指導しどうNeutralGuidance and instruction that steers someone in a direction, as in 「論文指導」; unlike 「教授」 it stresses guiding, not the academic title.
  • Related教示きょうじWrittenWritten word for instructing or informing someone, as in 「ご教示ください」; it is about telling someone something, not a title.
  • Related授業じゅぎょうNeutralClassroom lessons and teaching, as in 「授業を受ける」; the focus is the class itself, not the professor or the title.
  • Related仕込むしこむCasualColloquial verb for training or drilling someone over time, as in 「芸を仕込む」; stresses repeated training, not the title or formal instruction.
  • Related教導きょうどうWrittenWritten word for teaching and guiding people with ideas or principles; carries an ideological nuance and is not a university title.
  • Related示教しきょうFormalFormal term for teaching by showing concrete demonstrations; rare and academic in flavor, not a job title.
  • Antonym学生がくせいNeutralThe counterpart on the receiving end: a university student, i.e. the one being taught.
  • Antonym生徒せいとNeutralAlso the one being taught, but a junior high or high school pupil rather than a university student.
  • Antonym弟子でしNeutralA disciple or apprentice studying under a particular master; stresses the master-apprentice bond. At university, say 「学生」 or 「教え子」.

For a university professor or formal instruction, 「教授」 is the default. Use 「教える」 for everyday teaching, 「指導」 for guidance, 「授業」 for classes, and 「ご教示」 when asking someone to inform you in writing. Learners are 「学生」 or 「生徒」; an apprentice under a master is 「弟子」.

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

Japanese definitions
  1. (サ変さへん)学問がくもん・技能ぎのうなどを教おしえること。
  2. 大学だいがくや高等専門学校こうとうせんもんがっこうなどで学生がくせいに専門せんもんの学問がくもん・技能ぎのうを教おしえる人ひとの中なかで最上さいじょうの職階しょっかい。
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