Kanji1 / 10
師 kanji
expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war
- JLPT level
- N3 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N3 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- Grade 5 (elementary school)
On readings
シ
Kun readings
いくさ
Words with 師
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —ペテン師swindler; imposter; crook
- —一寸法師dwarf; midget; elf; Tom Thumb; Jack Sprat; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
- —鉱山技師mining engineer
- —師範学校normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
- —測量技師surveyor; surveying engineer
- —代理牧師vicar
- —反面教師bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
- —舞踏教師dance instructor
- —研ぎ物師knife grinder (person); sword sharpener; polisher (of mirrors, swords, etc.)
- —薬師如来Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills)
- —濡れ事師(acting) romantic lead; philanderer
- —師と仰ぐto look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
- —専任講師full-time lecturer; instructor
- —無線技師radio (wireless) operator; radioman
- —空挺師団airborne division
- —歩兵師団infantry division
- —浮世絵師ukiyo-e artist
- —師資相承generation-to-generation instruction from master to disciple
- —出前講師lecturer on demand; guest speaker on demand
- —熱血教師enthusiastic schoolteacher; passionate teacher