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Kanji Detail for 師 - "teacher, master, expert"

  • Meaning

    師 means "teacher, master, expert."

    1. Teacher - One who instructs; a master.

    2. Expert - A skilled professional; a specialist.

    3. Army - A military force; troops.

    4. Model - An example to follow; a guide.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

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

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    teacher, master, specialist; multitude, troops; hexagram ䷆

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Shi

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    teacher, professional, master

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Multitude. Such as calling the capital 京師, meaning large and populous. | In military organization, 2,500 men make one 師. See (Rites of Zhou commentary). Modern armies also have 師, equivalent to the old system's 鎮. | One who teaches moral principles and knowledge is called 師. Such as normal schools, which train teachers. | All with a specialized skill are called 師. Such as painters, bakers. | Learning from others is called 師. Such as 互相師法. | A chief. Ancient official titles included 卜師, 樂師.
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Sentences including

  • I asked the doctor some questions.

  • He is not a teacher but a doctor.

  • The school needed a new teacher.

  • She will be a teacher.

  • She isn't cut out for teaching.

  • I am going to be an engineer.

  • I got this job with my teacher's help.

  • I would like to be an english teacher.

  • Now that i am teacher , i think otherwise.

  • You had better do as the doctor advised you.

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