こうし
Meanings
Noun
1. speaker; lecturer
That's why we invited a speaker too, right?
2. lecturer (at a university or college); instructor
My older brother is a lecturer at a university.
3. part-time teacher
Even if you're only a temporary teacher, teaching anything comes with responsibility.
4. tutor (at a cram school)
I am going to work as a cram school tutor.
Pitch accent
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Composed of
(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
Used in vocabulary (10 in total)
part-time lecturer; contract teacher
special lecturer; guest lecturer
teaching body; group of lecturers; instructors
Examples (9 in total)
That's why we invited a speaker too, right?
My older brother is a lecturer at a university.
I am going to work as a cram school tutor.
I don't really understand the difference between a professor and a lecturer.
We invited a famous writer as the speaker for the lecture.
I teach part-time at a high school, just twice a week.
I'm not a regular teacher; I work as a part-time instructor.
Apparently there will be a special class given by a famous lecturer.
Even if you're only a temporary teacher, teaching anything comes with responsibility.