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

Readings

Kana: シ、いくさ
Romaji: shi, ikusa
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Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: のし、のり、もろ、かず、つかさ、みつ、もと
Romaji: noshi, nori, moro, kazu, tsukasa, mitsu, moto
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  10
Radical Number:  2
Frequency:  563
Grade:  5
Skip Pattern:  1-6-4
Korean Reading:  sa
Chinese Reading:  shi1
Unicode:  5e2b
JIS:  3B55

Indexes

Halpern Index: 1326
Nelson Index: 113
New Nelson Index: 1562
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3f7.2
Four Corner Index: 2172.7
Guide to Remembering Index: 693
Gakken Index: 490
Japanese Names Index: 1130
Daikanwanjiten Index: 8916
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0433
Remembering the kanji Index: 1269
Kanji Way Index: 438
Kanji Flashcards Index: 496
Kodansha Compact Index: 563
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 720
Kanji in Context Index: 967
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 892
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 1211
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 1277
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 1361
Essential Kanji Index: 547
Kodansha Kanji Index: 1680
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 844
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 624
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 714

Words

()
teacher; master; one's mentor; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
師団 (しだん)
(army) division
講師 (こうし)
lecturer
師匠 (ししょう)
master; teacher; coach who owns his stable
技師 (ぎし)
engineer; technician
教師 (きょうし)
teacher (classroom)
医師 (いし)
doctor; physician
師範 (しはん)
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
師事 (しじ)
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
牧師 (ぼくし)
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
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