Korean word

교직원

Pronunciation

Romanizationkyojigwon

Meaning

  • nounfaculty and staff

Example

학교 교직원에게 문의하세요.hak kkyo kyo ji gwo ne ge mu nui ha se yo

Please contact the school's faculty and staff.

Illustration for 교직원 (faculty and staff)

More examples

내일 교직원 회의가 있어요.nae il kyo ji gwon hoe ui ga i sseo yo

The faculty and staff have a meeting tomorrow.

Core concept

The people who keep an educational institution running, including those who teach and those who handle office or support work.

Common phrases

  • 교직원 회의kyo ji gwon hoe ui

    faculty and staff meeting

  • 교직원 명단kyo ji gwon myeong dan

    faculty and staff roster

  • 교직원 휴게실kyo ji gwon hyu ge sil

    faculty and staff break room

Similar words

선생님seonsaengnim: A respectful way to address or refer to a teacher who teaches and guides students.
교사kyosa: A person whose profession or official role is teaching students at an educational institution.
직원chigwon: A person employed by a school to handle office work or provide daily support.

Definition in Korean

학교나 유치원, 교육청 등 교육 기관에서 교사와 행정·지원 업무를 맡는 사람들을 통틀어 이르는 말.hak kkyo na yu chi won kyo yuk cheong teung kyo yuk ki gwa ne seo kyo sa wa haeng jeong chi won eom mu reul man neun sa ram deu reul tong teu reo i reu neun mal

Word origin

This Sino-Korean compound joins the ideas of educational work and an organizational member to name people working in education.

Usage tips

  • In school notices, this collective label can refer to everyone working there, while a direct conversation usually uses a person's job title or name.

Opposites

Related words

  • 교직kyojikteaching professionnoun
  • 교직생활kyojikssaenghwallife in the teaching professionnoun

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