(shi)

family name,lineage,birth

  • JLPT N3
  • noun
  • Pitch 1
  • #180 most frequent
Flashcards

Meaning

(し, shi) is a JLPT N3 noun meaning “family name,lineage,birth”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

会長かいちょう田中たなか 決定けってい

It has been decided that Mr. Tanaka will be chairperson.

x氏は超人のごとき人だ。

Mr. X is like a superman.

ジョーンズ氏は がたい 人物じんぶつだ。

Mr. Jones is an irreplaceable person (literally: a person hard to get).

奥田氏は弁護士であり、作家でもある。

Mr. Okuda is a lawyer and also a novelist.