Kanji

師

expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

10 strokes

Radical

巾部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

いくさ

Nanori (Name Reading)

かず, つかさ, のり, みつ, もと, もろ

Common Readings

Example sentences

教師 きょうし
高校 教師 です

My mother is a high school teacher.

として として
教師 として 働いている

I work as a teacher.

師匠 ししょう
伝統 工芸 師匠 弟子入り した

He became an apprentice to a master of traditional crafts.

授ける さずける
長年 修行 師匠 弟子 秘伝 授けた

After many years of training, the master imparted the secret technique to the disciple.

にとって 人生 とも 呼べる 存在

He is an existence that can be called a mentor of my life.

偲ぶ しのぶ
亡き 偲んで ゆかり 訪ねた

I visited a place associated with my late teacher to remember him.

魔術師 まじゅつし
魔術師 素晴らしい 魔術 披露 した

The magician performed a wonderful magic trick.

魔法陣 まほうじん
その 魔術師 地面 巨大 魔法陣 描いた

The magician drew a huge magic circle on the ground.

医師 いし
その 医師 患者 優しく 話しかけた

The doctor spoke kindly to the patient.

決意 けつい
医師 なる という 決意 語った

He spoke of his resolution to become a doctor.

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