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Kanji 士

3 strokes

Meaning

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

On'yomi
シ
Kun'yomi
さむらい
Strokes
3
JLPT
N1
School grade
Grade 5
Kanken
6級
Frequency
#526 / 2500

Stroke order

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Words with 士

  • 博士

    はかせ

    doctorate, PhD., doctor

    N3
  • 同士

    どうし

    one another, companion, comrade

    N3
  • 武士

    ぶし

    warrior, samurai

    N2
  • 学士

    がくし

    university graduate

    N1
  • 紳士

    しんし

    gentleman

    N1
  • 修士

    しゅうし

    Masters degree program

    N1
  • 兵士

    へいし

    soldier

    N1

Example sentences

  • 「猫ねこですか?」老ろう紳士しんしは尋たずねた。

    "A cat?" asked the old man.

  • 私わたし達たちは隣となり同士どうしです。

    We are next-door neighbors.

  • 兵士へいしは苦痛くつうでうめいた。

    The soldier groaned with pain.

Look-alike kanji

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Other kanji with radical “scholar” 士