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25 家庭教師 Tutor

Alternative Meanings

Coach, Private Teacher

Part of Speech

Noun

Reading

かていきょうし

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentence

家庭教師のアルバイトをしています。

I work part time as a tutor.

Meaning Explanation

This is a combination of the words 家庭 and 教師. A "teacher" who only teaches when you're with your "family" is known as a tutor. They don't teach you at school, they're a private teacher that comes to your home to help you learn.

Reading Explanation

This is a jukugo word that uses the on'yomi readings of the kanji. You should be able to read this on your own.

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