指し導どう教きょう官かん

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Meanings

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noun

academic advisor; research supervisor

Refers to a faculty member who supervises a student's research, thesis, or academic progress, typically in a university or graduate school setting.

指し導どう教きょう官かんに論ろん文ぶんの草そう稿こうを見みてもらった。

I had my academic advisor look over the draft of my thesis.

研けん究きゅう室しつの指し導どう教きょう官かんはとても厳きびしい。

The research supervisor in the lab is very strict.

Kanji

指finger, point to, indicate
導guidance, leading, conduct
教teach, faith, doctrine
官bureaucrat, the government, organ

Related words

指し導どう教きょう員いん
Similar meaning, but 指導教員 is a broader term for any teaching staff member who provides guidance, while 指導教官 specifically implies a supervisory role in research or academic advising.
アドバイザー
Loanword from English 'advisor'; used in academic contexts but can also refer to advisors in business or other settings. 指導教官 is more formal and specifically academic.

Built from

指し導どう+教きょう官かん

Etymology

Compound of 指導 (しどう, 'guidance') and 教官 (きょうかん, 'instructor' or 'teaching staff'). The term is a straightforward combination used in modern Japanese academic contexts.