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助教授 (じょきょうじゅ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N2 Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Meanings 1
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assistant professor ; associate professor
Former official academic rank in Japan, roughly equivalent to assistant or associate professor. Replaced by 准教授 (じゅんきょうじゅ) in 2007, but still understood and sometimes used informally or in historical contexts.
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Now the title 准教授 is used, but in the past it was called 助教授.
Similar words 准じゅん 教きょう 授じゅ Current official title for associate professor in Japan, replacing 助教授 in 2007. 助教授 is the older term, now largely historical.
教きょう 授じゅ Full professor, a higher rank than 助教授.
講こう 師し Lecturer, often a lower rank than 助教授.
Etymology Compound of 助 (じょ, 'assistant') and 教授 (きょうじゅ, 'professor'). The term was officially replaced in 2007, but remains in common knowledge.
