Japanese symbol for “viscount”
子
し
Romaji: shi
child (esp. a boy)
In Japanese, viscount is 子, read し (shi).
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Meanings
- n child (esp. a boy)
- n viscount
- n founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master
- n masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature)
- pn you
- n-suf -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “viscount”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 子爵 | ししゃく shishaku | viscount |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 子供 | こども kodomo | child; children |
| 女子 | じょし joshi | woman; girl |
| 女の子 | おんなのこ onnanoko | girl; daughter; baby girl |
| 男子 | だんし danshi | boy |
| 息子 | むすこ musuko | son |
| 様子 | ようす yousu | state (of affairs); situation; circumstances |
See also: Chinese symbol for “viscount”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.