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)

シ

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

シ

Example sentences

教師 きょうし
私の母は高校の教師です。

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
彼は伝統工芸の師匠に弟子入りした

He became an apprentice to a master of traditional crafts.

授ける さずける
長年の修行の末、師匠は弟子に秘伝の技を授けた。

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

師 し
彼は、私にとって人生の師とも呼べる存在だ。

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

偲ぶ しのぶ
亡き師を偲んで、ゆかりの地を訪ねた。

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

魔術師 まじゅつし
魔術師は、素晴らしい魔術を披露した。

The magician performed a wonderful magic trick.

魔法陣 まほうじん
その魔術師は地面に巨大な魔法陣を描いた。

The magician drew a huge magic circle on the ground.

医師 いし
その医師は、患者に優しく話しかけた。

The doctor spoke kindly to the patient.

決意 けつい
彼は医師になるという決意を語った。

He spoke of his resolution to become a doctor.

Example Vocabulary

教師

きょうし

teacher; instructor

師匠

ししょう

master; teacher; mentor

師

し

mentor; teacher; master; specialist

魔術師

まじゅつし

magician; wizard; sorcerer

医師

いし

doctor; physician

看護師

かんごし

nurse

家庭教師

かていきょうし

private tutor; home teacher

講師

こうし

lecturer; instructor

錬金術師

れんきんじゅつし

詐欺師

さぎし

swindler; con artist; fraudster

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