JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 侍: "waiter, samurai, wait upon"
The kanji 侍 means "waiter, samurai, wait upon, serve". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ジ, シ in on'yomi and さむらい, はべ.る in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ジシ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
さむらいはべ.る
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | waiter, samurai, wait upon, serve |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1939 of 2,501 |
Common words with 侍
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 侍女lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
- 侍warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai · person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
- 侍従chamberlain
- 侍るto wait upon; to serve
- 侍従長grand chamberlain
- 若侍young samurai
- 侍医court physician
- 近侍attendant; attendance upon another
- 侍臣courtier; attendant
- 侍者attendant; valet; altar boy; acolyte
- 侍大将samurai general (esp. during the Sengoku period)
- 内侍maid of honor; maid of honour; lady-in-waiting
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