JLPT N2
客員
This is a formal title prefix. It means ‘visiting’ or ‘guest.’ You use it for experts who are temporarily with an institution, like a university or an orchestra.
Readings
Noun (used as a prefix)
"Visiting" or "Guest" (for professional titles)
A term attached to a professional title to show that a person is working with an institution temporarily, usually by special invitation. It’s the direct equivalent of “visiting” or “guest” in titles like “visiting professor.”
Example
彼 は 東京大学 の 客員教授 として 一年間 日本 に 滞在し ます 。
He will be staying in Japan for one year as a visiting professor at the University of Tokyo.
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