師 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「巾」
道6Elementary year 5 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「巾」
- On
- シ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- teacher; master; army
Origin
A crowd gathered plus 帀 "to go around"; one who leads many — hence "master, teacher."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| シ | 師匠・教師・医師 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 教師きょうし
teacher
- 医師いし
doctor; physician
Example
母は中学校の教師です。
My mother is a junior-high teacher.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)