Medoru
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師
JLPT N3 SL5 10 strokes Frequency: #563

Meanings

Expert, Teacher, Master, Model, Exemplar, Army (incl. Counter), War

Radicals

巾

Decomposition

⿰⿱丿㠯帀

Etymology

Ideographic: To skillfully wield 帀 a knife 㠯

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 10

Stroke Order

1 diagonal top-right-to-bottom-left
2 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
3 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
4 horizontal bottom-to-top
5 corner bottom-to-top
6 horizontal bottom-to-top
7 horizontal right-to-left
8 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
9 hook bottom-right-to-top-left
10 vertical right-to-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
シ shi
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)
いくさ ikusa

Words Using This Kanji

312 words total
Other (20 words)
担任教師 たんにんきょうし

class teacher

ニンベン師 ニンベンし

forger

医師団 いしだん

team of doctors

術師 じゅつし

technique user

三尺下がって師の影を踏まず さんじゃくさがってしのかげをふまず

a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

三歩下がって師の影を踏まず さんぽさがってしのかげをふまず

a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

三尺去って師の影を踏まず さんじゃくさってしのかげをふまず

a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

技師長 ぎしちょう

chief engineer

産科医師 さんかいし

obstetrician

助産師 じょさんし

midwife

法師髪 ほうしがみ

short-trimmed mane (of a horse)

診療放射線技師 しんりょうほうしゃせんぎし

medical radiographer

木彫師 きぼりし

wood sculptor

祖師西来 そしせいらい

the coming of Bodhidharma from western India to China

士師 しし

judge (of ancient China)

田楽法師 でんがくほうし

professional dengaku performer (usu. appearing as a monk)

祖師禅 そしぜん

Zen Buddhism based on the teachings of Bodhidharma

士師記 ししき

Judges (book of the Bible)

気功師 きこうし

qigong therapist

道の師 みちのし

Michinoshi (fifth highest of the eight hereditary titles)

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