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TOPIK 5noun

은사

eunsa

은사가 · 은사를

one's (respected) former teacher

Example

졸업하고 20년 만에 고등학교 은사님을 찾아뵈었어요.

Twenty years after graduating, I visited my old high school teacher.

Word parts

은 grace사 teacher

Literally 'teacher of grace', a teacher you owe much to.

Good to know

Usually said with -님: 은사님; 찾아뵙다 is the humble verb for visiting them.