師
師

expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war

10 strokesFrequency 563JLPT N2Grade 5

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Nanori

のしのりもろかずつかさみつもと

Dictionary

Common Words

香具師やつNounFreq #555
1

Internet slang

fellow; guy; chap; he; she; him; her

教師きょうしNounFreq #2088
1

teacher; instructor

Examples
私の兄は教師です。
My older brother is a teacher.
師匠ししょうNounFreq #3336
1

Suffix

master; teacher

2

Sumo

stable master

師しFreq #3406
1

Common noun

teacher; master; mentor

Examples
彼は彼らの師と仰がれた。
He was respected as their teacher.
2

Common noun; Suffix

religious leader

3

Suffix

specialist

4

Historical term; Common noun

five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)

医師いしNounFreq #4086
1

doctor; physician

Examples
あの紳士は医師にちがいない。
That gentleman must be a doctor.
魔術師まじゅつしNounFreq #8216
1

magician; conjurer

Examples
魔術師サラ。人は彼女を『大魔導師』とか呼ぶらしい。
The magician Sarah. Apparently people call her "The Great Mage" or some such.
看護師かんごしNounFreq #8547
1

(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN

Examples
普通の看護師は、ちんこに溲瓶も添えるし手術の時は剃毛もするぞ。
A typical nurse will do such things as helping with a urinal bottle, and shaving in preparation for surgery!
獅子しし師子NounFreq #8964
1

lion

Examples
眠れる獅子は起こすな。
Let sleeping dogs lie.
2

left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine

家庭教師かていきょうしNounFreq #10177
1

(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher

Examples
家庭教師の先生は私が馬鹿なことをしたと叱った。
My tutor scolded me for my stupid behavior.
講師こうしNounFreq #10570
1

speaker; lecturer

Examples
講師は本題から脱線してしまった。
The speaker wandered away from the subject.
2

lecturer (at a university or college); instructor

Examples
正確に言うと私は大学講師です。
Specifically, I'm a university lecturer.
3

part-time teacher

4

tutor (at a cram school)

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