I Love Kanji氏 (shi)
氏 (し, shi) is a Japanese pronoun meaning “Mr; Mrs”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- し
- Romaji
- shi
- Word class
- Pronoun
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss · suffix · honorific
- clan · noun, suffix
- he; him · pronoun · honorific
- counter for people · counter · honorific
Example sentences
１９９５年、安藤氏は建築におけるもっとも権威ある賞を受賞した。
In 1995, Andou received architecture's most prestigious award.
それらの事実から判断すれば、森氏は金持ちにちがいない。
Judging from those facts, Mr Mori must be a wealthy person.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Kanji in 氏
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 氏.
Source: JMdict entry 2101130 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.