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準教員 (じゅんきょういん, junkyouin) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

準じゅん教きょう員いん

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Meanings

1

assistant teacher (elementary school, 1886-1946)

historical term

Historical term for a teaching position in Japanese elementary schools during the Meiji to early Shōwa periods. Not used in modern education.

明めい治じ時じ代だい、準じゅん教きょう員いんは小しょう学がっ校こうで教

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In the Meiji era, assistant teachers taught at elementary schools.

Kanji

準semi-, correspond to, proportionate to
教teach, faith, doctrine
員employee, member, number
准quasi-, semi-, associate

Related words

教きょう員いん
教員 is a general term for teacher or faculty member, while 準教員 specifically refers to the historical assistant teacher role.
助じょ教きょう
助教 is a modern academic rank (assistant professor), whereas 準教員 is an obsolete elementary school position.

Built from

準じゅん+教きょう員いん

Written forms

準じゅん教きょう員いん
Standard kanji spelling.
准じゅん教きょう員いん
Variant kanji form; 准 is a simplified variant of 準 sometimes used in official titles.

Etymology

Compound of 準 (jun, 'associate' or 'semi-') and 教員 (kyōin, 'teacher'). The term was used officially from 1886 to 1946.