士
士

gentleman, scholar, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33)

3 strokesFrequency 526JLPT N1Grade 5

On

シ

Kun

さむらい

Nanori

おま

Dictionary

Common Words

同士どうしどしNounNoun suffixFreq #1576
1

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

Examples
１０代の友だち同士が徹夜でおしゃべりした。
The teenage friends stayed up talking all night.
騎士きしNounFreq #3029
1

Historical term

(medieval) knight

Examples
馬上の騎士をみてごらん。
Look at that knight on the horse.
2

Historical term

samurai on horseback

兵士へいしNounFreq #3120
1

soldier

Examples
兵士たちは足踏みをしていた。
The soldiers were marking time.
戦士せんしNounFreq #3666
1

soldier; combatant; warrior

Examples
その戦士はヤリに敏感である。
The soldier worries about spears.
士しFreq #3773
1

Common noun

man (esp. one who is well-respected)

2

Common noun

samurai

3

Noun, used as a suffix

person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

博士はかせNounFreq #4350
1

expert; learned person

Examples
１９７２年に、フランシーヌ・パターソン博士はココに手話を教え始めた。
In 1972, Dr. Francine Patterson started to teach sign language to Koko.
2

Colloquial; Noun, used as a suffix

doctor; PhD; Dr.

3

Historical term

instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period)

4

pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

紳士しんしNounFreq #5260
1

gentleman

Examples
彼が紳士だなんてとんでもない。
He is anything but a gentleman.
弁護士べんごしNounFreq #6127
1

lawyer; attorney

Examples
その弁護士への謝礼はとても高かった。
The lawyer's fee was very high.
騎士団きしだんNounFreq #8170
1

order of chivalry; chivalric order

剣士けんしNounFreq #8346
1

swordsman; swordswoman; fencer

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