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準教員 (じゅんきょういん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

準じゅん教きょう員いん

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Meanings

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noun

assistant teacher (elementary school, 1886-1946)

historical term

Historical term for a teaching position in Japanese elementary schools during the Meiji to early Shōwa periods. Not used in modern education.

明めい治じ時じ代だい、準じゅん教きょう員いんは小しょう学がっ校こうで教きょう鞭べんをとった。
In the Meiji era, assistant teachers taught at elementary schools.

Written forms

準じゅん教きょう員いん
Standard kanji spelling.
准じゅん教きょう員いん
Variant kanji form; 准 is a simplified variant of 準 sometimes used in official titles.

Kanji

準semi-, correspond to, proportionate to
教teach, faith, doctrine
員employee, member, number
准quasi-, semi-, associate

Similar words

教きょう員いん
教員 is a general term for teacher or faculty member, while 準教員 specifically refers to the historical assistant teacher role.
助じょ教きょう
助教 is a modern academic rank (assistant professor), whereas 準教員 is an obsolete elementary school position.

Etymology

Compound of 準 (jun, 'associate' or 'semi-') and 教員 (kyōin, 'teacher'). The term was used officially from 1886 to 1946.