Word Meaning 師父

しふ shifu

師父 is read as しふ (shifu) and means fatherly master.

Meaning

English

  1. fatherly master

Reading

Kana

しふ

Romaji

shifu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Rank 119927 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

師走

しはす

twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar)

師弟

してい

teacher and student

師事

しじ

studying under

師長

しちょう

teachers, superiors, and men of prominence

師部

しぶ

phloem

師表

しひょう

model

師家

しか

the teacher's home

師家

しけ

Zen master

師資

しし

relying on someone as one's teacher

師道

しどう

duty of a teacher

師説

しせつ

teacher's theory

師伝

しでん

instruction from a master