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The Kanji Map

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: シ

Composition: 丿 丨 巾

師

Radical

Radical: 巾

Reading: はば

Meaning: turban, scarf

Strokes: 3

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Examples

Examples with audio

師(し)   teacher, master, mentor

師範(しはん)   instructor, teacher

師匠(ししょう)   master, teacher

師弟(してい)   teacher and student

師走(しわす)   12th month on lunar calendar

教師(きょうし)   teacher

講師(こうし)   lecturer

恩師(おんし)   one's honored teacher

医師(いし)   medical doctor, physician

技師(ぎし)   engineer, technician

美容師(びようし)   beautician

師事する(しじする)   apprentice oneself [v.i.]

Onyomi Examples

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

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

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

歯科医師 (シカイシ) dentist

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