also: じょきょうし
female teacher
Refers specifically to a teacher who is a woman; neutral term.
The new homeroom teacher was a young female teacher.
She works as a female teacher at an elementary school.
Male teacher; counterpart to 女教師.
Standard kanji form; じょきょうし is the most common reading.
Alternate reading using kun'yomi for 女; less common but still used.
Compound of 女 (woman, female) and 教師 (teacher).