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侍
Kanji meaning "waiter, samurai, wait upon"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #1702
JLPT N1
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8 strokes
Meanings
waiter, samurai, wait upon, serve
On'yomi
ジ
シ
Kun'yomi
さむらい
はべ.る
Stroke order
(8 strokes)
Composed of
亻
radical number 9
radical
寺
Buddhist temple
phonetic
Components and stroke order from
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Reading usage
じ
59 (53%)
さむらい
28 (25%)
ざむらい
10 (9%)
し
7 (6%)
はべ
4 (4%)
さぶら
1 (1%)
さぶらい
1 (1%)
つこう
1 (1%)
侍
(
じ
)
女
(
じょ
)
lady attendant
#21314
侍
(
じ
)
従
(
じゅう
)
chamberlain
#41105
侍
(
じ
)
する
to wait upon
#41886
侍
(
じ
)
従
(
じゅう
)
長
(
ちょう
)
grand chamberlain
#69098
近
(
きん
)
侍
(
じ
)
attendant
#76298
侍
(
じ
)
医
(
い
)
court physician
#80436
侍
(
じ
)
者
(
しゃ
)
attendant
#109124
侍郎
(
じろう
)
Jirou
#129737
侍
(
じ
)
臣
(
しん
)
courtier
#131170
侍
(
じ
)
祭
(
さい
)
acolyte
#141245
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Most common words using this kanji
侍
(
さむらい
)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period)
#11998
侍
(
じ
)
女
(
じょ
)
lady attendant
#21314
侍
(
はべ
)
る
to wait upon
#24980
侍
(
じ
)
従
(
じゅう
)
chamberlain
#41105
侍
(
じ
)
する
to wait upon
#41886
侍
(
じ
)
従
(
じゅう
)
長
(
ちょう
)
grand chamberlain
#69098
近
(
きん
)
侍
(
じ
)
attendant
#76298
若
(
わか
)
侍
(
ざむらい
)
young samurai
#78494
侍
(
じ
)
医
(
い
)
court physician
#80436
侍
(
さむらい
)
大
(
だい
)
将
(
しょう
)
samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
#84726
田舎
(
いなか
)
侍
(
ざむらい
)
(uncultured) country samurai
#85074
侍
(
じ
)
者
(
しゃ
)
attendant
#109124
侍
(
はべ
)
らす
to wait upon
#110909
地
(
じ
)
侍
(
ざむらい
)
provincial samurai in the middle ages, who engaged in agriculture in peacetime
#114865
内
(
ない
)
侍
(
し
)
maid of honor
#117739
侍郎
(
じろう
)
Jirou
#129737
侍
(
じ
)
臣
(
しん
)
courtier
#131170
侍
(
じ
)
祭
(
さい
)
acolyte
#141245
侍
(
じ
)
衛
(
えい
)
bodyguard
#143277
芋
(
いも
)
侍
(
ざむらい
)
rustic samurai
#143575
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