士 — kanji meaning “gentleman”
士
gentleman, scholar, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)
- Meanings
- gentleman, scholar, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)
- On'yomi
- シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi
- さむらい
- Name readings
- お、ま
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- 5
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #526 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 33
- Chinese reading
- shì — Chinese character page
Words with 士
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 弁護士 | べんごし bengoshi | lawyer; attorney |
| 同士 | どうし doushi | fellow; mutual; companion |
| 博士 | はかせ hakase | expert; learned person |
| 兵士 | へいし heishi | soldier |
| 紳士 | しんし shinshi | gentleman |
| 武士 | ぶし bushi | samurai; warrior |
| 戦士 | せんし senshi | soldier; combatant; warrior |
| 富士山 | ふじさん fujisan | Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama |
| 修士 | しゅうし shuushi | master's (degree) |
| 騎士 | きし kishi | (medieval) knight |
| 代議士 | だいぎし daigishi | parliamentarian; member of a congress |
| 力士 | りきし rikishi | sumo wrestler; rikishi |
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