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恩師 (おんし, onshi) Japanese meaning: former teacher | Kotomora
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At the graduation ceremony, I expressed my gratitude to my former teacher.
He visited his mentor from his university days.
Usage patterns 恩おん 師し に 会あ う to meet (visit) one's former teacher/mentor
I went to see my former teacher for the first time in ten years.
恩おん 師し に 感かん 謝しゃ する to be grateful to one's mentor
I'm grateful to my mentor for who I am today.
恩おん 師し の 教おし えを 守まも る to hold to one's mentor's teachings
He still holds to the teachings of his mentor.
恩おん 師し と 再さい 会かい する to be reunited with one's former teacher
I was reunited with my former teacher at the class reunion.
Kanji 恩 grace, kindness, goodness Related words 先生 is the general respectful word for any teacher, while 恩師 specifically singles out a former teacher one feels deeply grateful to.
師匠 is a master in traditional arts or crafts who trains an apprentice long-term, whereas 恩師 covers any teacher, academic or otherwise, remembered with gratitude.
恩師 specifically means a teacher or mentor one feels indebted to, while 恩人 can refer to anyone—not just a teacher—who has given significant help.
Don't confuse with 恩人 is anyone who did one a great favor, while 恩師 is specifically a teacher or mentor one is grateful to.
恩師 means 'my respected former teacher' (the student's view), the mirror image of 教え子, which means 'my former student' (the teacher's view).
Etymology Compound of 恩 (おん, 'grace, obligation') and 師 (し, 'teacher, master'). The combination directly conveys the idea of a teacher to whom one owes a debt of gratitude.
