侍
samurai, serve, wait upon, waiter
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
8 / 8
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:8
JLPT:1
Frequency:1939
Vocabulary
ジ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侍従 | ジジュウ | chamberlain |
| 侍医 | ジイ | court physician |
| 侍女 | ジジョ | lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid |
| 侍衛 | ジエイ | bodyguard |
| 侍衛長 | ジエイチョウ | captain of the guard |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侍 | さむらい | warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent |
| 侍する | じする | to wait upon; to serve |
| 侍る | はべる | to wait upon; to serve |
| 侍気質 | さむらいかたぎ | samurai spirit |
| 犬侍 | いぬざむらい | cowardly or depraved samurai |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
待
depend on, wait
Grade 3JLPT 4
特
special
Grade 4JLPT 4
寺
Buddhist temple
Grade 2JLPT 2
佳
beautiful, excellent, good, pleasing, skilled
Grade 8JLPT 1
供
accompany, offer, present, serve (meal), submit
Grade 6JLPT 3
持
have, hold
Grade 3JLPT 4
付
adhere, append, attach, refer to
Grade 4JLPT 3
全
all, complete, entire, fulfill, whole
Grade 3JLPT 3
生
birth, genuine, life
Grade 1JLPT 5
玉
ball, jewel
Grade 1JLPT 2