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被教育者 (ひきょういくしゃ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
noun
student ; pupil ; educand ; trainee
Formal term for a person who is being educated or trained, often used in educational or training contexts. Less common in everyday conversation than 学生 or 生徒.
この 研けん 修しゅう で は 、 被ひ 教きょう 育いく 者しゃ が 積せっ 極きょく 的てき に 参さん 加か する こと が 求もと め られる 。
In this training, the trainees are expected to participate actively.
Kanji 育 bring up, grow up, raise Similar words 学がく 生せい Common word for student, especially in a school or university setting. 被教育者 is more formal and emphasizes the role of being educated.
生せい 徒と Common word for pupil or student, typically in elementary to high school. 被教育者 is broader and can include trainees in non-school settings.
教きょう 育いく 者しゃ The counterpart meaning educator or teacher. 被教育者 is the passive form, the one who receives education.
Etymology Compound of 被 (hi, 'receiving') + 教育 (kyōiku, 'education') + 者 (sha, 'person'). The prefix 被- indicates the passive recipient of an action.
