Onyomi: シ · Kunyomi: いくさ · Meanings: army (incl. counter), exemplar, expert, master, model, teacher, war
Kanji for army incl counter, exemplar, expert, master, model
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師 is built from 巾, meaning a cloth or robe, combined with elements that suggest leadership and direction. In the past, important leaders and teachers were recognized by their special robes and their role in guiding others. Someone wearing such a robe stood at the front, giving instruction and setting direction. From this image, 師 came to mean a teacher, master, or expert — a person who guides and leads others with knowledge and experience.
師 represents a robed leader standing at the front, guiding others as a teacher or master.
Picture a respected teacher wearing a special robe, standing before students and leading them. That guiding figure is 師.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 師 | し | teacher, master, mentor | Noun |
| 師団 | しだん | (army) division | common Noun |
| 師弟 | してい | teacher and student | Noun |
| 獅子 | しし | lion | common Noun |
| 師範 | しはん | instructor, (fencing) teacher, model | common Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 師範学校 | しはんがっこう | normal school (Japan; 1872-1947), teachers' training college | Noun |
| 師事 | しじ | studying under, looking up to, apprenticing oneself to | common Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 師走 | しわす | twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar), December | common Noun |
| 師匠 | ししょう | master, teacher | common Noun, Suffix |
| 師と仰ぐ | しとあおぐ | to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor | Godan verb with 'gu' ending |