牧ぼく師し

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

pastor; minister; clergyman

Refers to a Christian pastor or minister. Not used for Buddhist priests or Shinto priests.

〈人ひと〉は牧ぼく師しになるto become a pastor/minister
彼かれは神しん学がっ校こうを卒そつ業ぎょうして牧ぼく師しになった。
He graduated from seminary and became a pastor.
牧ぼく師しの説せっ教きょうを聞きくto listen to a pastor's sermon
日にち曜よう日びに教きょう会かいで牧ぼく師しの説せっ教きょうを聞きいた。
I listened to the pastor's sermon at church on Sunday.
牧ぼく師しに相そう談だんするto consult a pastor/minister
悩なやみがあるとき、牧ぼく師しに相そう談だんすることがある。
When I have a problem, I sometimes talk to my pastor about it.

聖せい職しょく者しゃ
牧師 specifically means a Protestant pastor, while 聖職者 is the general term covering any ordained religious official.
司し祭さい
牧師 refers specifically to a Protestant pastor, whereas 司祭 is used more broadly for ordained Christian clergy including Catholic priests.

神しん父ぷN1
牧師 is a Protestant pastor while 神父 is a Catholic priest, so the two are often mixed up by learners despite referring to different clergy.
僧そう侶りょN1
牧師 refers to a Christian minister, whereas 僧侶 is a Buddhist monk, so they belong to entirely different religions despite both being religious leaders.
宣せん教きょう師し
牧師 is a (usually Protestant) pastor who leads a local congregation, whereas 宣教師 is someone dispatched to spread the faith, often in a foreign land.

名めいN2
counter for people (honorific) · first name; given name · famous; great; noted · name; title · noun (grammar)

From 牧 (shepherd) + 師 (teacher/master), reflecting the Christian concept of a pastor as a shepherd of the congregation.