士
gentleman, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33), scholar
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Nanori (名乗り)
Stroke Order
3 / 3
Information
Grade:5
Strokes:3
JLPT:1
Frequency:526
Vocabulary
シ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 宇宙飛行士 | ウチュウヒコウシ | astronaut |
| 運転士 | ウンテンシ | (professional) driver (of a taxi, train, etc.); motorman; mate (on a ship); officer |
| 栄養士 | エイヨウシ | dietitian; (licensed) nutritionist |
| 学士 | ガクシ | university graduate; bachelor; bachelor's degree |
| 棋士 | キシ | professional shogi player; professional go player |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 士 | 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 |
| 同士 | どし | fellow; mutual; companion; comrade |
| 博士 | はかせ | expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; Dr.; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.) |
| 富士山 | ふじさん | Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san |
| 富士山 | ふじやま | Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
土
Turkey, earth, ground, soil
Grade 1JLPT 5
工
construction, craft, katakana e radical (no. 48)
Grade 2JLPT 4
王
king, magnate, rule
Grade 1JLPT 3
五
five
Grade 1JLPT 5
二
two, two radical (no. 7)
Grade 1JLPT 5
与
award, bestow, cause, gift, give, godsend, impart, participate in, provide
Grade 8JLPT 3
三
three
Grade 1JLPT 5
主
chief, lord, main thing, master, principal
Grade 3JLPT 4
生
birth, genuine, life
Grade 1JLPT 5
巧
adroit, ingenuity, skilled
Grade 8JLPT 1