Kanji

士

gentleman, scholar, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)

Kanji

Grade

Grade 4

Strokes

3 strokes

Radical

士部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

さむらい

Nanori (Name Reading)

あき, あきら, お, おさむ, こと, さち, ただ, つかさ, と, のり, ひと, まもる

Common Readings

Example sentences

騎士 きし
騎士 忠誠 誓った

The knight swore loyalty to the king.

ドラゴン ドラゴン
伝説 騎士 吐く 強力な ドラゴン 戦った

The legendary knight fought a powerful fire-breathing dragon.

同士 どうし
良い 友達 同士 旅行 行った

I went on a trip with close friends.

対決 たいけつ
明日 決勝戦 では 宿命 ライバル 同士 対決 する

In tomorrow's final match, fateful rivals will face off.

兵士 へいし
勇敢 兵士 たち 守る ため 戦った

The brave soldiers fought to protect their country.

たて
兵士 構えて 攻撃 必死に 防いだ

The soldier held his shield and desperately fended off the enemy's attack.

戦士 せんし
勇敢 戦士 として 戦った

He fought as a brave warrior.

獣人 じゅうじん
その 物語 勇敢 獣人 戦士 登場 する

In that story, a brave beastman warrior appears.

騎士団 きしだん
騎士団 一員 として 守っている

He protects the country as a member of the order of knights.

同好 募る

I will gather like-minded people.

Example Vocabulary

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