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Kanji Detail for 士 - "gentleman, scholar, warrior"
士
- Meaning
士 means "gentleman, scholar, warrior."
Man - An adult male.
Official - A government servant; a civil officer.
Scholar - A person of learning and virtue.
Warrior - A noble person; a samurai.
Profession - A specialized occupation.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
gentleman; scholar; samurai; samurai radical (no. 33)
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
scholar, gentleman; soldier
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Shi
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
scholar, gentleman; soldier
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
One who studies. Hence also used as an academic title. Such as 學士 (bachelor), 博士 (doctor). | An ancient official title. Below grand masters, there were 上士, 中士, 下士. Also, judicial officials were called 士師, abbreviated as 士. Later judicial officials. | Soldiers. Such as 甲士 (armored soldier), 戰士 (warrior). | A general term for men. Women with scholar's conduct are called 女士. See (Book of Odes).
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Sentences including 士
I don't believe he is a lawyer.
I doubt if he is a lawyer.
He has married his daughter to a young lawyer.
Soldiers are used to danger.
The soldier gave water to me.
Isn't he an american gentleman?
A gentleman is always kind to others.
A gentleman would not say such a thing.
We'll always be friends.
I met a certain gentleman at the station.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
私の知ったある士官は、とうとうそれでやられたが、全く嘘のような死に方をしたんですよ。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
先生先生と私が尊敬する以上、その人は必ず著名の士でなくてはならないように兄は考えていた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
一年ばかり前までは、市ヶ谷の士官学校の傍とかに住んでいたのだが、厩などがあって、邸が広過ぎるので、そこを売り払って、ここへ引っ越して来たけれども、無人で淋しくって困るから相当の人があったら世話をしてくれと頼まれていたのだそうです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
けれども義理堅い点において、むしろ武士に似たところがありはしないかと疑われます。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
一年ばかり前までは、市ヶ谷の士官学校の傍とかに住んでいたのだが、厩などがあって、邸が広過ぎるので、そこを売り払って、ここへ引っ越して来たけれども、無人で淋しくって困るから相当の人があったら世話をしてくれと頼まれていたのだそうです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
けれども義理堅い点において、むしろ武士に似たところがありはしないかと疑われます。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha