Word Meaning

shi

氏 is read as し (shi) and means clan.

Meaning

English

  1. clan
  2. counter for people
  3. he
  4. him
  5. Mr
  6. Mrs
  7. Ms
  8. Miss

Reading

Kana

Romaji

shi

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 4 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Antonyms Rank 9165 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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氏名

うじな

(full) name

氏神

うじがみ

patron god

氏族

しぞく

clan

氏子

うじこ

shrine parishioner

氏人

うじびと

lineal descendant

氏ぬ

しぬ

to die

氏の意見

しのいけん

his opinion

氏子総代

うじこそうだい

parishioner representative

氏文

うじぶみ

ancient clan record (incl. their origins, their achievements, etc.)

氏名権

しめいけん

right to use one's name

氏族制度

しぞくせいど

family or clan system

氏より育ち

うじよりそだち

nurture over nature

Example Sentences

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かれのしはたなかです。

his family name is Tanaka.

そのしをきいたことがあります。

i have heard that surname before.

へいしはれきしのじゅぎょうでよくでてくる。

the Heike clan often comes up in history class.

げんじとへいしのあらそいはゆうめいだ。

the conflict between the Genji and Heike clans is famous.

やまだしはまだとうちゃくしていません。

Mr. Yamada has not arrived yet.

しかいしゃはたなかしをしょうかいした。

the host introduced Mr. Tanaka.

きじではしゃちょうをさとうしとよんでいた。

in the article, the president was referred to as Mr. Sato.

おなじうじをなのるひとがむらにおおかった。

there were many people in the village who bore the same clan name.

そのうじはふるくからこのとちをおさめていた。

that clan had ruled this land for a long time.

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