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カリスマ先生 (カリスマせんせい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

カリスマ先せん生せい

Meanings

1

noun

charismatic teacher; charming professor

colloquial

Colloquial term for a teacher or professor with strong personal magnetism, often used in media or student slang.

あのカリスマ先せん生せいの授じゅ業ぎょうはいつも満まん席せきだ。
That charismatic teacher's classes are always full.
彼かれは学がく生せいに人にん気きのカリスマ先せん生せいとして知しられている。
He is known as a charismatic teacher popular with students.

Kanji

先before, ahead, previous
生life, genuine, birth

Similar words

カリスマ
カリスマ alone means 'charisma' or 'charismatic person'; カリスマ先生 specifically refers to a teacher with that quality.
人にん気き教きょう師し
人気教師 is a more neutral term for a popular teacher, without the strong personal magnetism implied by カリスマ先生.

Etymology

Compound of カリスマ (from English 'charisma') and 先生 (teacher). The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely emerged in colloquial Japanese to describe exceptionally engaging educators.