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侍

waiter
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingジ、シ
Kun readingさむらい、はべ.る
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. waiterRtK
  2. samurai
  3. wait upon
  4. serve
  1. warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period)
  2. person with a strong backbone
  3. person that does incredible things
  4. person of considerable talent

Radicals and components

Radical人personComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · Buddhist temple · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · glue

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1050

Compound words

侍医じい
court physician
侍従じじゅう
chamberlain
侍女じじょ
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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