教きょう務む

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

school affairs; educational administration; religious affairs

Refers to administrative or clerical work related to teaching or religious instruction. In a school context, it covers curriculum management, student records, and faculty matters. In a religious context, it covers the management of religious education and ceremonies.

彼かれは大だい学がくの教きょう務む課かで働はたらいている。
He works in the academic affairs office at the university.
教きょう会かいの教きょう務むについて話はなし合あった。
We discussed the church's religious affairs.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が教きょう務むを担たん当とうするto be in charge of school administrative affairs
彼かれは学がっ校こうで教きょう務むを担たん当とうしている。
He is in charge of school administrative affairs at the school.
教きょう務むに携たずさわるto be involved in educational administrative work
彼かの女じょは長なが年ねん、大だい学がくの教きょう務むに携たずさわってきた。
She has been involved in the university's educational administration for many years.

Kanji

教teach, faith, doctrine
務task, duties

Related words

学がく務む
学務 focuses narrowly on academic and student administrative matters, while 教務 also covers religious educational administration and broader teaching-related duties.
校こう務む
校務 covers all school operations including facilities and management, while 教務 refers specifically to administrative work tied to teaching and curriculum.
事じ務むN3
事務 is general office or clerical work of any kind, whereas 教務 refers specifically to educational or religious administrative duties.

Don't confuse with

業ぎょう務むN1
業務 means general work duties in any business or organization, while 教務 is specifically the administrative work of teaching or religious instruction.

Word family

教きょう務む課か
academic affairs office; registrar's office

Etymology

Compound of 教 (teaching, religion) and 務 (duty, affairs). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since the Meiji era to refer to administrative tasks in educational and religious institutions.