宣教師

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 宣教師 (せんきょうし) is a noun for a missionary who spreads a religious teaching.
• Basic usage: It appears in historical records of missionaries or the actions of a fictional missionary.
  • 歴史書には海を渡った宣教師の記録が残っています。 — The history book preserves records of missionaries who crossed the sea.
  • 小説の宣教師は山間の村で学校を開きました。 — The missionary in the novel opened a school in a mountain village.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Person, record, and action
  • 宣教師の記録 is a record concerning missionaries, while 宣教師が学校を開く makes the missionary the agent of the action.