Info on the Kanji 士

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Meaning(s)

gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)

Reading(s)

onyomi SHI
kunyomi

Other

stroke count 3
grade 4
jlpt level N1
Example words with 士
WordMeaning
さむらい
samurai
warrior / samurai
いちさむらい
ichi samurai
private first-class
いんさむらい
in samurai
hermit / recluse
えじ
eji
soldiers of the ritsuryo system that guarded gates of the imperial palace, the court, etc. / term used in error to refer to young men that were made to do forced labour in the ritsuryo system / guards originally stationed at the grand shrine at ise
したさむらい
shita samurai
noncommissioned officer
かいし
kaishi
male diver / fisherman
がくし
gakushi
university graduate
らくさむらい
raku samurai
musician / bandsman
きし
kishi
shogi player / go player
きし
kishi
knight
ぎさむらい
gi samurai
loyal retainer
ぎさむらい
gi samurai
councillor / councilor / legislator
こじ
koji
grhapati / private-sector scholar
ごうし
goushi
country samurai
ぐんし
gunshi
soldiers
けつさむらい
ketsu samurai
hero / great man
けんし
kenshi
swordsman / swordswoman / fencer
きつさむらい
kitsu samurai
bhikkhu
たかし
takashi
man of noble character
こくし
kokushi
distinguished citizen / patriot
さくし
sakushi
intriguer / tactician / schemer / machinator
さんさむらい
san samurai
recruit
しかん
shikan
officer
しき
shiki
morale / esprit de corps
さむらいし
samurai shi
judge / judge
さむらいしょ
samurai sho
samurai and commoners / normal people
さむらいおんな
samurai onna
men and women / the whole town
さむらいにん
samurai nin
samurai / person of extensive learning / person of great culture / person of superior social standing
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Example Sentences with 士
飛行機が乱気流に近付いていたため操縦は乗客にシートベルトを締めるよう呼びかけた。

若い棋が多少、尊大な感じになるのはよくあることで、 そういうことは将棋界に限った話ではないでしょう。

せっかく弁護の資格があるのにもったいない。

すべての兵を一騎当千のつわものに育てるカギは訓練を強化することである。



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