Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 5

JLPT level: N3

563 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war

Kunyomi: いくさ

Onyomi:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: はば

Meaning: turban, scarf

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

(し)   teacher, master, mentor

範(しはん)   instructor, teacher

匠(ししょう)   master, teacher

弟(してい)   teacher and student

走(しわす)   12th month on lunar calendar

(きょうし)   teacher

(こうし)   lecturer

(おんし)   one's honored teacher

(いし)   medical doctor, physician

(ぎし)   engineer, technician

美容(びようし)   beautician

事する(しじする)   apprentice oneself [v.i.]

Onyomi Examples

teacher, master, mentor, religious leader, specialist, five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

獅子 シシ lion, left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine

ダイシ great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)

歯科医 シカイシ dentist