# 師 master, teacher

(bureaucracy) + 市 (small city/dagger　radical) Same-ON
★☆☆☆☆
10 strokes
BETA

## Onyomi

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## Mnemonic

| The bureaucrats are the masters of the small city.

## Jukugo

教師(きょうし) | teacher ★★☆☆☆ F 教 (teach) + 師 (master, teacher) = 教師 (teacher) teacher - more fomal than　先生。
医師(いし) | doctor ★☆☆☆☆ NP 医 (doctor) + 師 (master, teacher) = 医師 (doctor) a more formal word for doctor -(you wouldn't say "I need to see the 医師!" - you'd say, "I need to see the 医者（いしゃ）！”）
師匠(ししょう) | master craftsman ★☆☆☆☆ 師 (master, teacher) + 匠 (artisan) = 師匠 (master craftsman) master craftsman, who teaches disciples and apprentices. If he's awesome but doesn't have apprentices, you don't use this one.

## Synonyms

doctor/teacher 医者 医師 先生 教師