保ほ育いく士し

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Meanings

nursery school teacher; childcare worker

A qualified professional who cares for and educates young children at a nursery school or daycare center. The term is often used in official contexts.

彼かの女じょは保ほ育いく士しとして10年ねん働はたらいています。
She has been working as a nursery school teacher for ten years.
保ほ育いく士しになるには国こっ家か資し格かくが必ひつ要ようです。
You need a national qualification to become a childcare worker.

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Usage patterns

保ほ育いく士しになるto become a nursery school teacher
彼かの女じょは将しょう来らい保ほ育いく士しになりたいと言いっている。
She says she wants to become a nursery school teacher in the future.
保ほ育いく士しの資し格かくを取とるto obtain a childcare worker certification
大だい学がくで勉べん強きょうして保ほ育いく士しの資し格かくを取とった。
I studied at university and obtained my nursery teacher certification.
保ほ育いく士しとして働はたらくto work as a nursery school teacher
彼かれは保ほ育いく士しとして保ほ育いく園えんで働はたらいている。
He works as a nursery school teacher at a daycare center.

Kanji

保protect, guarantee, keep
育bring up, grow up, raise
士gentleman, scholar, samurai

Related words

幼よう稚ち園えん教きょう諭ゆ
保育士 works at a daycare under the Child Welfare Act and focuses on care, while 幼稚園教諭 teaches at a kindergarten under the School Education Act and focuses more on early education.
保ほ母ぼN2
保母 was the older, female-only title for this job before the gender-neutral term 保育士 replaced it in 1999.
ベビーシッター
保育士 is a licensed childcare professional who works in nurseries, whereas ベビーシッター is typically an informally hired individual who cares for children in the home.

Don't confuse with

ベビーシッター
保育士 is a state-licensed professional who works at a nursery facility, whereas ベビーシッター is often an informal or part-time babysitter without a required qualification.

Counted with

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).

Built from

保ほ育いく+士し

Etymology

Compound of 保育 (childcare) and 士 (professional, person with qualifications).