師
Expert
Meanings
Expert, Teacher, Master, Model, Exemplar, Army (incl. Counter), War
On'yomi
し
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
いくさ
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
師 is written in 10 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
師 (Expert) is taught on WaniKani at level 23 and appears in the JLPT N3 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 5 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #563 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 10 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 23
Words using 師
医師いしdoctor医師会いしかいmedical association恩師おんしteacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude)家庭教師かていきょうし(home) tutor技師ぎしengineer漁師りょうしfisherman教師きょうしteacher講師こうしspeaker詐欺師さぎしswindler師事しじstudying under師匠ししょうmaster師団しだん(army) division師弟していteacher and student師範しはんinstructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts)歯科医師しかいしdentist
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