123
Keyword
professional
  • gentleman
  • scholar
  • samurai
  • samurai radical (no. 33)
Frequency
#526
Strokes
3
Grade
5
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
341
Readings
シ100%
Mnemonic
The scope's crosshair is cut with ten tiny notches over one straight barrel, and the calm professional behind it never blinks.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
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
Noun
士し
practitioner; specialist; professional; person (esp. one licensed in a certain profession); -er; -or; -ian; -ist; man (esp. one who is well-respected)
Suffix
弁べん護ご士し
lawyer; attorney
Noun
同どう士し
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
Noun
博士はかせ
expert; learned person; pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
Noun
博はく士し
doctor; PhD; Dr.
Noun
兵へい士し
soldier
Noun
戦せん士し
soldier; combatant; warrior
Noun
騎き士し
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
Noun
紳しん士し
gentleman
Noun
力りき士し
sumo wrestler; rikishi; strong man; Deva king
Noun
富ふ士じ山さん
Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san
Noun
武ぶ士し
samurai; warrior
Noun
士し官かん
officer
Noun
代だい議ぎ士し
parliamentarian; member of a congress
Noun
公こう認にん会かい計けい士し
certified public accountant
Noun
建けん築ちく士し
authorized architect and builder; licensed architect; registered architect
Noun
運うん転てん士し
(professional) driver (of a taxi, train, etc.); motorman; mate (on a ship); officer
Noun