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Kanji for Master
The kanji for “master” is 師, read shi and written in 10 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
師
master
A teacher and master.
10 strokes On reading シ (shi) Kun reading いくさ (ikusa) JLPT N2
Dictionary meanings: expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar
Readings used for names on Nazuke: shi
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