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Definition 2024
교사
교사
Korean
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkjoːsʰa̠/
- Phonetic hangeul: 교:사
Romanizations
| Revised transcription | gyosa |
| Revised transliteration | gyosa |
| McCune–Reischauer | kyosa |
| Yale | kyōsa |
Noun
교사 • (gyosa) (hanja 敎師)
- a teacher, the profession, especially in a primary or secondary school, of being a teacher. Not used to address an individual directly.
Related terms
- 강사 (gangsa, “instructor”)
- 교수 (gyosu, “professor”)
- 선생 (seonsaeng, “teacher”) (the title used to directly address a person)
- 스승 (seuseung, “mentor/master”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Korean word from 校舍
Noun
교사 • (gyosa) (hanja 校舍)