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士 kanji
gentleman, scholar, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 3
- School grade
- Grade 5 (elementary school)
On readings
シ
Kun readings
さむらい
Words with 士
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —工学修士Master of Engineering
- —行政書士administrative scrivener; notary public; paralegal qualified to prepare legal documents on administrative matters, e.g. immigration
- —国士無双distinguished person; thirteen orphans; winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile plus one extra copy of any of them
- —修士論文master's thesis
- —自由戦士freedom fighter
- —控え力士wrestler waiting his turn by the ring
- —無類力士wrestler of grand champion quality but without the title
- —慎重居士very cautious person; very prudent person; very discreet person
- —学士入学admission of university graduates to an undergraduate program
- —貴顕紳士gentlemen of (high) eminence; notables; dignitaries
- —恋人同士pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
- —金剛力士Deva king (guardian god at a temple gate, holding a vajra); Vajrapani
- —士気旺盛morale being very high; heightened fighting spirit
- —士気高揚raising morale; lifting of morale
- —処士横議wayward (irresponsible) criticisms of political matters by private citizens
- —士気阻喪demoralization; collapse of morale; one's morale being shaken
- —富士山頂summit of Mt. Fuji; peak of Mt. Fuji
- —義侠の士paladin
- —社員同士one's fellow workers; fellow employees
- —企業戦士corporate warrior (exceptionally dedicated and hard-working employee)