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JLPT N3
教授

JLPT N3 · Vocabulary

教授 — “professor; instruction”

教授 (read きょうじゅ) means professor; instruction. It appears on the JLPT N3 vocabulary list and is a noun.

Reading

きょうじゅ

Meaning

professor; instruction

教授 in a sentence

大学だいがくの教授きょうじゅに会あう。

I meet with the university professor.

The kanji in 教授

教to teach
授to bestow (teaching/honor)

Words that share a kanji with 教授

教えるおしえる— to teach, to inform, to instruct
教室きょうしつ— classroom
宗教しゅうきょう— religion
教科書きょうかしょ— textbook
教育きょういく— education
教師きょうし— teacher, instructor
教会きょうかい— church
教養きょうよう— culture, education, refinement, cultivation

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