Keyword
professional
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
?
KankenLevel 6
Heisig341
Readings
し
(98%)
じ
(1%)
Composed of
ten
one
Mnemonic

A pictograph of a crosshair (the 十 in the middle) attached to a gun (the ー at the bottom) through which a certain kind of a professional looks through to find his target... yes, a professional who kills people for money! An assasin! Perhaps even Leon the Professional!

Do not confuse with 土 where the upper stroke is shorter.

Used in kanji (29 in total)
voice
serve
sell
intention
Used in vocabulary (355 in total)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
Examples (200 in total)
A lot of soldiers died here.
The soldier was not in the least afraid to die.
The soldier gave me water.