師事 (Shiji): Studying Under, Looking Up to

Meaning

English

studying under
looking up to
apprenticing oneself to

Reading

Kana

しじ

Romaji

shiji

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 13304 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

仕事師

しごとし

workman

色事師

いろごとし

kabuki actor who has mastered the art of romantic acting

荒事師

あらごとし

actor who specializes in ruffian roles (specialises)

師走

しわす

twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar)

師弟

してい

teacher and student

神事

しんじ

Shinto ritual

記事

きじ

article

判事

はんじ

judge

関心事

かんしんじ

matter of concern

返事

へんじ

reply

民事

みんじ

civil affairs

当事

とうじ

matter under concern

Example Sentences

1

ネイティブスピーカーに一度も師事することなく大学を卒業できた外国語教師がいるなんて、嘆かわしいことだと思う。

I think it's a shame that some foreign language teachers were able to graduate from college without ever having studied with a native speaker.