士
Gentleman
Meanings
Gentleman, Scholar, Samurai, Samurai Radical (no. 33)
On'yomi
し
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
さむらい
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
士 is written in 3 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
士 (Gentleman) is taught on WaniKani at level 13 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 4 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #526 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 3 strokes.
Other kanji at WaniKani level 13
Words using 士
宇宙飛行士うちゅうひこうしastronaut運転士うんてんし(professional) driver (of a taxi, train, etc.)栄養士えいようしdietitian会計士かいけいしaccountant学士がくしuniversity graduate棋士きしprofessional shogi player騎士きし(medieval) knight剣士けんしswordsman公認会計士こうにんかいけいしcertified public accountant国士こくしdistinguished citizen士官しかんofficer士気しきmorale (of troops, team, etc.)
Paste any text into Kanji breakdown to check it against your WaniKani progress.
Look up another kanji: all kanji · by JLPT level · by Joyo grade · jpdb → · jisho →