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侍

waiter
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingジ、シ
Kun readingさむらい、はべ.る
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. waiterRtK
  2. samurai
    太郎には侍の血が流れている。A samurai's blood runs in Taro's veins.tatoeba
    『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.tatoeba
  3. wait upon
  4. serve
  1. warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period)
  2. person with a strong backbone
  3. person that does incredible things
  4. person of considerable talent

Radicals and components

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Components
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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person (人) · Buddhist temple · soil (土) · dirt (土) · ground (土) · glue

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1050

Compound words

侍医じい
court physician
侍従じじゅう
chamberlain
侍女じじょ
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
侍るはべる
to wait upon
侍衛じえい
bodyguard
侍講じこう
tutor to a daimyo, etc.
侍祭じさい
acolyte
侍史じし
respectfully
侍者じしゃ
attendant
侍婢じひ
lady-in-waiting
陪侍ばいじ
retainer
鮒侍ふなざむらい
cowardly, good-for-nothing samurai from the countryside
夾侍わきじ
flanking image (e.g. in a Buddha triad)
侍するじする
to wait upon
侍衛長じえいちょう
captain of the guard
侍気質さむらいかたぎ
samurai spirit

Stroke Order

8 strokes

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