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侍

Readings

Kana: ジ、シ、さむらい、はべ.る
Romaji: ji, shi, samurai, habe.ru
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Name Reading

Kana: かみ
Romaji: kami
Kana
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Meanings

waiter, samurai, wait upon, serve

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  9
Frequency:  1939
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  1-2-6
Korean Reading:  si
Chinese Reading:  shi4
Unicode:  4f8d
JIS:  3B78

Indexes

Halpern Index: 85
Nelson Index: 427
New Nelson Index: 192
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 2a6.11
Four Corner Index: 2424.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 1326
Gakken Index: 1823
Japanese Names Index: 559
Daikanwanjiten Index: 589
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 1.0750
Remembering the kanji Index: 976
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1046
Kodansha Compact Index: 90
Kanji in Context Index: 1878
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 62
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 66
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 985
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1050
Essential Kanji Index: 1446
Kodansha Kanji Index: 94
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 2148
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 1150

Words

侍 (さむらい、さぶらい)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; man in attendance (on a person of high standing); retainer
侍女 (じじょ)
lady attendant; maid
内侍 (ないし、ないじ)
maid of honor; maid of honour
侍医 (じい)
court physician
芋侍 (いもざむらい)
rustic (boorish) samurai
侍従 (じじゅう)
chamberlain
典侍 (てんじ)
maid of honor; maid of honour; lady-in-waiting
近侍 (きんじ)
attendant; attendance upon another
侍る (はべる)
to wait upon; to serve
侍臣 (じしん)
courtier; attendant
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