Word Meaning 宣教師

せんきょうし senkyoushi

宣教師 is read as せんきょうし (senkyoushi) and means missionary.

Meaning

English

  1. missionary

Reading

Kana

せんきょうし

Romaji

senkyoushi

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 14001 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

宣教

せんきょう

religious mission

舞踏教師

ぶとうきょうし

dance instructor

教戒師

きょうかいし

chaplain (e.g. of a prison)

教師

きょうし

teacher (classroom)

家庭教師

かていきょうし

private tutor

反面教師

はんめんきょうし

bad example from which one can learn

担任教師

たんにんきょうし

class teacher

開教師

かいきょうし

Buddhist missionary, esp. in Jodo, Pure Land, etc. sects

調教師

ちょうきょうし

animal trainer

正教師

せいきょうし

ordained minister

女教師

じょきょうし

female teacher

Example Sentences

3

せんきょうしがそのむらにやってきた。

A missionary came to the village.

Three missionaries were killed and eaten by cannibals.

From 1859, Protestant missionaries from America started to arrive, and the Catholic and Russian Orthodox churches also became actively involved in missionary work.