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侍

侍 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning

waiter, samurai, wait upon, serve

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ジJHS
  • シ
Kun (native)
  • さむらいJHS
  • はべ(る)
Nanori (used in names)
  • かみ
Other languages
  • 拼音shi4
  • 한글si
  • Hán-ViệtThị

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
8 strokes
Radical
人(ひと)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+4F8D

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰亻寺

Words using this kanji

  • 侍さむらいwarrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai, person with a strong backbone, person that does incredible things
  • 侍従じじゅう君主の側に仕えること。また、その人。 律令制で中務省に属し、天皇に仕えた職。 宮内省、宮内庁に置かれた、侍従職の職員。天皇、皇后の側近として仕え、国璽、御璽を保管する。chamberlain
  • 侍医じい律令制で天皇の診察や投薬などを行った医師。 宮内庁に所属し、天皇や皇族などを診察する医師。court physician
  • 侍女じじょ身分の高い人に仕えて身の回りの世話をする女性。lady attendant, female servant, lady's maid, waiting maid
  • 侍さぶらいman in attendance (on a person of high standing), retainer, samurai guard house (Heian and Kamakura periods)
  • 侍るはべるto wait upon, to serve
  • 侍衛じえい貴人に近侍し護衛すること。bodyguard
  • 侍講じこう君主や皇太子に書物を講義すること。また、その職やその職員。tutor to a daimyo, etc., tutor to the emperor or crown prince (Meiji period)
  • 侍祭じさいacolyte
  • 侍史じし貴人に近侍する書記。右筆。 手紙の脇付の一つ。御侍史。侍曹。respectfully, private secretary
  • 侍者じしゃ貴人や師などに近侍して雑用をする者。attendant, valet, altar boy, acolyte
  • 侍臣じしん君主の側に仕える家臣。courtier, attendant
  • 侍僧じそうacolyte
  • 侍読じどくimperial tutor
  • 侍立じりつ天子、貴人などの近くに付き従い立つこと。assisting (a dignitary)
  • 侍婢じひ貴人の身近に仕える女。lady-in-waiting, female attendant
  • 侍蟻さむらいありPolyergus samurai (species of amazon ant)
  • 侍所さむらいどころBoard of Retainers (Kamakura and Muromachi-period government office), samurai guard house (Heian and Kamakura periods)
  • 侍りはべりto wait upon, to serve, to be, to humbly do ...
  • 侍妾じしょう身分の高い人の側にいて、その身の回りの世話をする人。concubine, mistress

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-2-6
Four Corner
2424.1
Spahn–Hadamitzky
2a6.11
Heisig
1050
Nelson
427