What does kanji 師 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 師 is expert.

How is kanji 師 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 師 are いくさ; the onyomi readings are シ.

Which school grade teaches kanji 師?

Kanji 師 is taught in Jōyō Grade 5.

What is the main radical of kanji 師?

The main radical for kanji 師 is 巾.

What words use kanji 師?

Example words that use kanji 師 include 師走, 師弟, 師匠, 師団.

JōyōJLPT N3Kanken 6

師

Meaning

Kanji 師

expert

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

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: いくさ
Onyomi 音読み: シ
Nanori 名乗り: のしのりもろかずつかさみつもと

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: Grade 5
JLPT: JLPT N3
Frequency: #563
Strokes: 10
Radical: 巾
Components: 一 • ｜ • 口 • 巾
Kanji Kentei: Level 6
Similar Kanji: 帥 • 追 • 阜 • 桘 • 蛗 • 帀 • 迊

Related vocabulary

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Showing 36 of 342 entries that include this kanji.

師走

しはす

twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar)

師弟

してい

teacher and student

師匠

ししょう

stable master

師団

しだん

(army) division

師子

しし

left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine

師事

しじ

studying under

師範

しはん

instructor

師範学校

しはんがっこう

normal school (Japan; 1872-1947)

師

し

five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)

師と仰ぐ

しとあおぐ

to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor

師の坊

しのぼう

master priest

師恩

しおん

the kindness of a teacher

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

父は高校で歴史を教える教師です。

My father is a high school history teacher.

彼は経験豊かな医師として信頼されている。

He is trusted as an experienced doctor.

私は茶道の師に十年間学んだ。

I studied under a tea ceremony master for ten years.

その職人は若い弟子たちの良い師だ。

That craftsman is a good mentor to his young apprentices.

彼女は私にとって努力の師のような存在だ。

To me, she is like a model of hard work.

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