師
し
Meanings
- Noun teacher; master; mentor
- Noun, Suffix religious leader
- Suffix specialist
- Noun five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
Kanji
- 師 master. Read as シ.
Example sentences
- 私たちは彼を師として尊敬している。
We look up to him as our teacher. - 宝石細工師はそのブローチに大きな真珠をはめ込んだ。
The jeweler mounted a big pearl in the brooch. - 腕のいい工芸師は自分の作品に誇りを持っている。
A good craftsman takes pride in his work. - 内弟子とは師と寝食をともにし、あらゆる武術のノウハウと秘伝を伝える制度だ。
Apprenticeship is a system where you eat, sleep and live with your master and are taught various martial arts know-how and secrets. - この女の子、まだ小学生なのに利き酒師の資格を持っているんだってさ。お酒が飲めなくても資格が取れるなんて知らなかったよ。
This girl is still in elementary school, yet she has a wine-tasting master license. I didn't know one could get qualified without even drinking alcohol.
Common phrases
- 師と仰ぐ (しとあおぐ) to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
Words containing 師
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