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On'yomi
SHI
Kun'yomi
さむらい
samurai

gentleman · scholar · samurai · samurai radical (no. 33)

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Cultural Context

Etymology

Shape of axe. Honorific for man.

Symbolism

Samurai, lawyer, gentleman. Represents respectable person.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

一言居士

いちげんこじ

person who is ready to comment on every subject; ready critic; person who is ready to comment on every subject

士農工商

しのうこうしょう

hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society; hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society

多士済々

たしせいせい

galaxy of able persons; collection of intellectuals; galaxy of able persons

士魂商才

しこんしょうさい

having a samurai's spirit and a merchant's business sense; having a samurai's spirit and a merchant's business sense

国士無双

こくしむそう

distinguished person; thirteen orphans; winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile plus one extra copy of any of them; distinguished person

慎重居士

しんちょうこじ

very cautious person; very prudent person; very discreet person; very cautious person

貴顕紳士

きけんしんし

gentlemen of (high) eminence; notables; dignitaries; gentlemen of (high) eminence

士気高揚

しきこうよう

raising morale; lifting of morale; raising morale

士気阻喪

しきそそう

demoralization; collapse of morale; one's morale being shaken; demoralization

紳士淑女

しんししゅくじょ

ladies and gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen

Proverbs & Idioms

士は己を知る者のために死す

しはおのれをしるもののためにしす

A warrior dies for those who understand him

Loyalty to those who truly know you

Poetry

和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))

田子の浦に うち出でて見れば 白妙の 富士の高嶺に 雪はふりつつ

Poem #4 from Hyakunin Isshu

山部赤人Yamabe no Akahito
8th century
和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))

みかきもり 衛士のたく火の 夜は燃え 昼は消えつつ 物をこそ思へ

Poem #49 from Hyakunin Isshu

大中臣能宣大中臣能宣
Unknown

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