Keyword
mentor
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
?
KankenLevel 6
Heisig1361
Readings
し
(97%)
じ
(2%)
Composed of
guy with a beer belly and a hat
one
piece of fabric
Mnemonic

A mentor is a guy with a beer belly and a hat that also has one piece of fabric that sets him apart — his black belt!

Used in kanji (3 in total)
lion
sieve
yellowtail
Used in vocabulary (424 in total)
teacher; instructor
master; teacher; stable master
doctor; physician
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
magician; conjurer
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
(army) division
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
strategist; tactician; schemer
engineer; technical officer
Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha
technique user
hunter; huntsman
sorcerer; wizard; mage
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
teacher and student
instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
painter; artist; illustrator
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
yin-yang diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
witch doctor; shaman
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
pharmacist; chemist
division commander
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
shadow figure; silhouette
magician; conjurer; illusionist
medical association
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
assistant instructor; substitute instructor
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
swindler; imposter; crook
licensed chef; qualified cook
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
conjurer; magician; illusionist
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
master musician
public health nurse
physician's license (licence); doctor's license; medical license; license to practice medicine
Japan Medical Association
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
fatherly master
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
part-time lecturer; contract teacher
team of doctors
craftsman; artisan
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
spiritualist; medium; necromancer
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
sorcerer; wizard; mage
gambler; risk taker
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
special lecturer; guest lecturer
gambler; gamester
stallkeeper (at a festival, fair, etc.); street vendor; street performer; fellow; guy; chap
assistant nurse; practical nurse
manzai performer
Médecins Sans Frontières; MSF; Doctors Without Borders
exorcist (in fantasy, manga, games, etc.)
founder of a sect
magician; sorcerer; wizard; witch
normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college
Buddhist image maker
angler; Internet troll
showman; show manager
capital; metropolis; old Kyoto
Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills)
land swindler; fraudulent land broker
masseuse; masseur
Imperial Guard Division (pre-1945)
Medical Practitioners' Act
enthusiastic schoolteacher; passionate teacher
puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
former teacher
barber; hairdresser
kyogen performer; comic actor
professional storyteller
angler; Internet troll
pick-up artist; masher; skirt chaser
holy master; guru
pyrotechnician; pyrotechnist
tailor; seamstress; dressmaker; clothier
model maker; prototype sculptor; figure sculptor; master modeler
professional noh actor
professional storyteller
writer of haikai poems
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
Zen master
tattoo artist; tattooist; engraver; carver; sculptor
lute priest; minstrel; blind travelling biwa player dressed like a Buddhist monk
teaching body; group of lecturers; instructors
workman; enterpriser; schemer
warrior monks from Enryaku temple at Mt. Hiei in Kyoto
fengshui practitioner; fengshui master
university lecturer; college lecturer
radiology technician; radiographer
Fullmetal Alchemist (manga by Hiromu Arakawa; media franchise)
pharmacist association; pharmaceutical association
parsonage; rectory; vicarage
star beautician; famous beautician
preceptor; priest
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
cheat; swindler
knife grinder (person); sword sharpener; polisher (of mirrors, swords, etc.)
lacquerer; lacquer craftsman; lacquer artist
(prison) chaplain
court physician (of the Shōgun and his household, Edo period)
surveyor; surveying engineer
one's former teacher; one's old teacher
National Medical Practitioners Qualifying Examination
full-time lecturer; instructor
painter; artist; illustrator
lady-killer; casanova; Don Juan; kabuki actor who has mastered the art of romantic acting
ferocious (armed) monk
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
(disreputable) recruiter of day laborers (labourers)
tattoo artist; tattooist; engraver; carver; sculptor
caster; founder
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
Senior Grand Tutor (senior-most of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty); Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
acupuncturist and practitioner of moxibustion
scroll mounter; picture framer
specially appointed lecturer (associate professor, etc.)
bow maker; bowyer
watchmaker; clockmaker
electrical engineer; electrician
emperor's teacher; imperial army
tricky wrestler; shrewd fellow
prescriptionist; compounder; dispenser
scroll mounter; picture framer
swindler; imposter; crook
licensed psychologist; certified public psychologist
knife grinder (person); sword sharpener; polisher (of mirrors, swords, etc.)
good teacher
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
low-ranking priest
model; pattern; paragon; leader; teacher
tumbler; self-righting doll
great master (e.g. of an art); leading authority; revered teacher
masseuse; masseur
brawler; ruffian; thug
mechanical engineer; mechanician
physician's license (licence); doctor's license; medical license
priestly teacher
duty of a teacher
raftsman; rafter
stallkeeper (at a festival, fair, etc.); street vendor; street performer; peddler; hawker; huckster
Bhaishajyaguru triad; image of Bhaishajyaguru Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Suryaprabha and Candraprabha
hall with an enshrined statue of Kobo Daishi (at a Shingon temple)
licensed masseur; licensed masseuse
lecture fee; teaching fee
the founder of our sect (esp. in reference to Nichiren)
tattooist; tattoo artist; tattooer
paperer; picture framer
actor who specializes in ruffian roles (specialises)
medical radiographer; radiological technologist
teachers and friends; greatly respected friend (with much to teach one); friend who is greatly respected (as one's teacher)
movie maker; video maker
farrier (person who fits foot irons on horses and cows); hoof (care) specialist
Senior Grand Tutor (senior-most of the top three civil positions of the Zhou dynasty); Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
woodworker; carpenter
woodblock printer
judge (of ancient China); judge (leader of ancient Israel)
professional dengaku performer (usu. appearing as a monk)
the kindness of a teacher
circus stunt rider
teacher's theory
astrologer; horoscopist
radiographer; X-ray operator
the teacher's home
psychiatric physician; psychiatrist
radio (wireless) operator; radioman
Meimuna opalifera (species of cicada)
sword fight scene choreographer
registered nurse; registered general nurse; graduate nurse
World Medical Association; WMA
master priest
doll head maker; doll head artisan
associate pastor; curate
Meimuna opalifera (species of cicada)
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
miniature-shrine maker
acupuncturist
underhanded or Machiavelli-like person
guardian and tutor of a nobleman's child
rope artist (in sexual bondage)
Judges (book of the Bible)
instruction from a master
licensed psychologist; certified public psychologist
incense maker; perfumer; stallkeeper (at a festival, fair, etc.); street vendor; street performer
armorer; armourer
pick-up artist; masher; skirt chaser
mountain hunter
masseuse; masseur
adventurer; speculator
woodworker; joiner
even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
pachinko swindler; pachinko scammer
person who prepares a body for burial; mortician; undertaker
god of the wind; wind god
moxibustion practitioner; moxibustionist
train or bus thief
engraver; carver; sculptor; tattoo artist; tattooist
relying on someone as one's teacher
sieve tube
the coming of Bodhidharma from western India to China
fletcher; arrowmaker
a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
tumbler; self-righting doll
woodblock printer
engraver; carver; sculptor; tattoo artist; tattooist
leatherworker; leathercrafter
brawler; ruffian; thug
Dental Practitioners Act
sword fight scene choreographer
confectionary hygienist; confectioner with a prefectural hygiene licence
the founder of our sect (esp. in reference to Nichiren)
pachinko swindler; pachinko scammer
acupuncturist
furniture seller; furniture carpenter; cabinetmaker
sword fight scene choreographer
masseuse; masseur
kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa); Japanese flowering dogwood
woodblock printer
lecturer on demand; guest speaker on demand
con artist; swindler who tricks victims with false narratives
(prison) chaplain
people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; (lit.) a fortune teller can't tell their own future
Way of the Celestial Masters (ancient Chinese Daoist movement orig. known as The Way of the Five Pecks of Rice)
shi (hexagram 7 of the I Ching: the army)
master; grandmaster; senior instructor
doctor who is guilty of multiple cases of medical malpractice
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
instructor; guide; specialist in making diagrams, charts, etc.
woodblock printer
lacquerer; lacquer craftsman; lacquer artist
the founder of our sect (esp. in reference to Nichiren)
teakettle caster; craftsman who makes tea ceremony pots
doctor; physician
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
tumbler; self-righting doll
tour guide-interpreter; tour guide licensed for guiding foreigners in Japan
the instruction of a teacher
raftsman; rafter
the founder of our sect (esp. in reference to Nichiren)
licensed masseur; licensed masseuse
farrier (person who fits foot irons on horses and cows); hoof (care) specialist
moxibustion practitioner; moxibustionist
moxibustion practitioner; moxibustionist
a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
leatherworker; leathercrafter
a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
(lathe) turner; (pottery) thrower
(lathe) turner; (pottery) thrower
(lathe) turner; (pottery) thrower
teacher; scholar
yoga master
physiotherapist
Meimuna opalifera (species of cicada)
(tailor's) cutter
ordained minister; regular teacher
knife grinder (person); sword sharpener; polisher (of mirrors, swords, etc.)
knife grinder (person); sword sharpener; polisher (of mirrors, swords, etc.)
smith; metalsmith; swordsmith
smith; metalsmith; swordsmith
(acting) romantic lead; philanderer
Buddhist missionary, esp. in Jodo, Pure Land, etc. sects; Buddhist minister (in the West)
generation-to-generation instruction from master to disciple
master of sake; sake advisor
even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
short-trimmed mane (of a horse)
wood sculptor; woodcarver
wood sculptor; woodcarver
Zen Buddhism based on the teachings of Bodhidharma
qigong therapist
Michinoshi (fifth highest of the eight hereditary titles)
Michinoshi (fifth highest of the eight hereditary titles)
heavy drinker; boozer; tippler
heavy drinker; boozer; tippler
heavy drinker; boozer; tippler
heavy drinker; boozer; tippler
hairdresser; beautician; cosmetician
pachinko nail adjuster; pachinko parlor employee who adjusts the machines to regulate profit and loss
gambler; gamester
handicapper (betting); oddsmaker who assigns handicaps to competitors or teams
cheat; swindler
cheat; swindler
shiatsu practitioner; shiatsu massage therapist
supervised learning (in machine learning)
fellow; guy; chap; he; she; him
something can be learned from anyone; (lit.) if three walk together, I'll have a teacher
something can be learned from anyone; (lit.) if three walk together, I'll have a teacher
potter; ceramist
physical education teacher; PE teacher; gym teacher
attendant nurse; private nurse; patient attendant
attendant nurse; private nurse; patient attendant
cram school teacher
physician-assisted suicide; PAS
Center China Normal University; CCNU
Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Qinghai Normal University; QHNU
Japanese Society for the Study on Teacher Education; JSSTE
Yanshi City
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
Examples (200 in total)
"Are you a teacher?" "Yes, I am."
You are a teacher.
When did you become a teacher?