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侍

N1

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • waiter
  • samurai
  • wait upon
  • serve

On'yomi (音読み)

  • ジ
  • シ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

  • さむらい
  • はべ.る
Strokes
8
JLPT Level
N1
Frequency
#1515
School Grade
Secondary
Radical
人#9 · person

Components

Common Words

  • 侍さむらいNoun
    warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period), samurai
  • 侍従じじゅうNoun
    chamberlain
  • 侍医じいNoun
    court physician
  • 侍女じじょNoun
    lady attendant, female servant, lady's maid
  • 侍うさぶらうGodan verb
    to attend (a person of high rank), to wait upon (e.g. a noble), to serve
  • 侍ふさぶらうGodan verb
    to attend (a person of high rank), to wait upon (e.g. a noble), to serve
  • 侍りはべり
    to wait upon, to serve
  • 侍るはべるGodan verb
    to wait upon, to serve

Practice in Kanjiru

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