師

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

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

シ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

いくさ

Nanori (名乗り)

かずつかさのしのりみつもともろ

Stroke Order

10 / 10

Information

Grade:5

Strokes:10

JLPT:N3

Frequency:563

Vocabulary

シ

Word	Reading	Meaning
医師	イシ	doctor; physician
医師会	イシカイ	medical association
恩師	オンシ	teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
家庭教師	カテイキョウシ	(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
技師	ギシ	engineer; technician

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
元師	げんすい	(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
師走	しわす	twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
師走	しはす	twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
仕事師	しごとし	workman; enterpriser; schemer
師範学校	しはんがっこう	normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

commander, leading troops, governor

chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile

protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support

shout, exclaim, yell

go-between, relationship

hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal

linen, cloth, spread, distribute