士

🇹🇼🇭🇰🇨🇳🇯🇵🇰🇷

soldier

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shì

シ

さむらい

사

Pictograph of the head of an axe. Used to represent a soldier.

Notes

Historical Evolution

Bronze

Early Western Zhou (~1000 BC)

Bronze

Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)

Bronze

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze

Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Seal

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

士

Regular

Modern

Chinese

士 [Shì]

surname Shi

士 [shì]

member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor; honorific; soldier; noncommissioned officer; specialist worker

Japanese

士し同音

noun man (esp. one who is well-respected)
noun samurai
n-suf person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

侍、士さむらい同音

noun

historical warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
colloquial person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent

Example Sentences

🇯🇵 (1)

『うぐいす侍』人間愛とユーモア溢れる侍物語。

"The Nightingale Samurai" is a samurai tale full of humanity and humour.

Japanese Names

士あきら

Akira given name

士おさむ

Osamu given name

士かつひと

Katsuhito given name

士つかさ

Tsukasa female given name

士つこう

Tsukou given name

士といち

Toichi given name

士まもり

Mamori unclassified name

士まもる

Mamoru unclassified name

CHINESE WORDS (200)

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JAPANESE WORDS (200)

恋人同士 [こいびとどうし] #8,636

pair of lovers

⭐ 侍 [さむらい] #8,648

warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period)

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KOREAN WORDS (33)

박사 #1,423

doctoral degree; Ph.D.

인사 #3,145

figure; distinguished person

master sergeant; first sergeant

군사 #10,192

soldier; military; army

병사 #11,223

soldier; troops

사기 #12,458

morale; fighting spirit

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