士 — 3 strokes ／ Radical「士」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 3 strokes ／ Radical「士」
- On
- シ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- samurai; scholar; expert
Origin
A picture of an upright axe; a man who bears arms and holds office — later also a learned expert.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| シ | 士官・武士・紳士 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 武士ぶし
samurai; warrior
- 力士りきし
sumo wrestler
Example
昔の武士の話を読んだ。
I read a story about samurai of long ago.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)