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師

expert
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingシ
Kun readingいくさ
JōyōGrade 5
  1. studying under
  2. looking up to
  3. apprenticing oneself to

Popular Usage

医師技師教師講師

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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maestro · noren · one (一) · ceiling (冖) · towel

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1361

Compound words

医師いし
doctor; physician
技師ぎし
engineer; technician
教師きょうし
teacher; instructor
講師こうし
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher
恩師おんし
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
漁師りょうし
fisherman
師事しじ
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
師匠ししょう
master; teacher; stable master
師団しだん
(army) division
師弟してい
teacher and student
師範しはん
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; master; coach; model
法師ほうし
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
牧師ぼくし
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
猟師りょうし
hunter; huntsman
師走しわす
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
大師だいし
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
医師会いしかい
medical association
詐欺師さぎし
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
宣教師せんきょうし
missionary
美容師びようし
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
薬剤師やくざいし
pharmacist; chemist
占い師うらないし
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
看護師かんごし
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
家庭教師かていきょうし
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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