This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Reading

Kana:
Romaji: shi
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

1

teacher; master; one's mentor

suf
2

religious leader

suf
3

specialist

4

five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

Note: archaism

Kanji

Readings: シ、 いくさ
Meanings: expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war

Example Sentences

(かれ)教師(きょうし)です。
➥He is a teacher.
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家内(かない)医師(いし)です。
➥My wife is a doctor.
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(かれ)職業(しょくぎょう)医師(いし)だ。
➥He is a doctor by profession.
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(わたし)教師(きょうし)です。
➥I'm a teacher.
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猟師(りょうし)(くま)()った。
➥The hunter shot a bear.
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(わたし)(はは)教師(きょうし)です。
➥My mother is a teacher.
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