侍
侍 — Waiter
waiter, samurai, wait upon, serve
On’yomiジ (ji)
On’yomiシ (shi)
Kun’yomiさむらい (samurai)
Kun’yomiはべる (haberu)
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 侍
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侍 | さむらい samurai | warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone |
| 侍従 | じじゅう jijuu | chamberlain |
| 侍医 | じい jii | court physician |
| 侍女 | じじょ jijo | lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid |
Study notes
侍 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1939 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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