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士 = 一 + 十
士 is a Japanese kanji written with 3 strokes, listed here under the keyword “gentleman”. It is built from 一 (one) and 十 (ten). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 341. It appears as a component in 16 other characters in this index.
- Keyword
- gentleman
- RTK frame
- 341
- Strokes
- 3
- On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
- シ
- Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
- さむらい
- Script
- Japanese kanji
- Also known as
- samurai, джентльмен
- Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
- 士 scholar
Decomposition
Alternative decomposition
Characters that contain 士
- 吉 good luck
- 壮 robust
- 売 sell
- 壱 i (one)
- 志 intention
- 殻 husk
- 穀 cereals
- 仕 attend
- 款 goodwill
- 声 voice
- 隷 slave
- 贖 expiate
- 壷 crock
- 壽 longevity (old)
- 壴 drum
- 壬 porter
How to find 士 without knowing its reading
On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “one” + “ten”. 士 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.
Open 士 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.