士 – gentleman, scholar, samurai

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The kanji 士 means gentleman, scholar, samurai, samurai radical (no. 33). Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シ (shi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is さむらい (samurai). It is written with 3 strokes, under radical 士 (no. 33).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	シ	shi
Kun’yomi	さむらい	samurai

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 士 (Kangxi radical 33).

Words using 士

博士はかせexpert同士どうしfellow武士ぶしsamurai学士がくしuniversity graduate紳士しんしgentleman修士しゅうしmaster's (degree)兵士へいしsoldier

Example sentences

１０代の友だち同士が徹夜でおしゃべりした。

The teenage friends stayed up talking all night.

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武士は食わねど高楊枝。

A samurai, even when he has not eaten, uses a toothpick like a lord.

Tatoeba #84263

彼が紳士だなんてとんでもない。

He is anything but a gentleman.

Tatoeba #120050

Kanji with the same radical

売声壮壷

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