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教え子 (おしえご, oshiego) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
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He is a former student of mine and now works as a doctor.
My former students held a reunion for me.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 の 教おし え 子ご someone's (former) student
He is Mr. Yamada's former student.
教おし え 子ご を 指し 導どう する to teach/mentor one's student
The teacher mentored her student with great enthusiasm.
教おし え 子ご から 連れん 絡らく がある to hear from one's former student
I heard from a former student for the first time in ten years.
教おし え 子ご の 成せい 長ちょう を 見み 守まも る to watch over one's student's growth
The teacher has been watching over her student's growth.
Kanji 子 child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM Related words 生徒 is a neutral word for a student in school, while 教え子 specifically means 'my student' and carries a personal, ongoing bond with the teacher.
弟子 implies a formal master-disciple relationship in arts, crafts, or religion, whereas 教え子 more broadly covers any student a teacher has taught.
教え子 is a warm, personal term used by a teacher for a former student, whereas 門下 is a more formal, institutional label for someone under a master.
Counted with Used to count 教え子 (students/pupils) as people, in a natural, slightly formal way.
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
Etymology Compound of 教え (oshie, 'teaching') + 子 (ko, 'child'). The reading oshiego is a standard rendaku form.
