牧師

ぼくし · bokushi · JLPT N1 · noun

curate

牧師 — curate

⛪ Bokushi = 'bok' + 'shi': a shepherd of the flock, like a pastor tending his congregation.

牧 (boku) means to tend livestock or shepherd, and 師 (shi) means teacher or master. A 牧師 is a teacher who shepherds a congregation, the same sense as English 'pastor' from Latin for shepherd.

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