Meanings
Noun
1. teacher; master; one's mentor
Noun
Suffix
2. religious leader
Suffix
3. specialist
Archaic
Noun
4. five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
Kanji used
mentor
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (224 in total)
master; teacher; stable master
magician; conjurer
teacher (classroom)
doctor; physician
sorcerer; wizard; mage
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
sorcerer; wizard; mage
(army) division
technique user
strategist; tactician; schemer
Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
engineer; technician
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
division commander
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
hunter; huntsman
witch doctor; shaman
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
teacher and student
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
former teacher
pharmacist; chemist
magician; conjurer; illusionist
master musician
conjurer; magician; illusionist
gambler; gamester
swindler; imposter; crook
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
spiritualist; medium; necromancer
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
craftsman; artisan
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
founder of a sect
capital; metropolis; old Kyoto
gambler; risk taker
showman; show manager
angler; Internet troll
angler; Internet troll
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
holy master; guru
professional storyteller
fengshui practitioner; fengshui master
(one of) a comic duo
Zen master
writer of haikai poems
masseuse; masseur
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
tailor; seamstress; dressmaker; clothier
barber; hairdresser
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
professional storyteller
pick-up artist; masher; skirt chaser
prescriptionist; compounder; dispenser
workman; enterpriser; schemer
cheat; swindler
pyrotechnician; pyrotechnist
acupuncturist and practitioner of moxibustion
sharpener (of swords) and polisher (of mirrors)
one's former teacher; one's old teacher
lacquerer; lacquer craftsman; lacquer artist
chaplain (e.g. of a prison)
tattoo artist; tattooist; engraver; carver; sculptor
lady-killer; casanova; Don Juan; kabuki actor who has mastered the art of romantic acting
emperor's teacher; imperial army
tattoo artist; tattooist; engraver; carver; sculptor
land swindler; fraudulent land broker
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
caster; founder
public health nurse
(disreputable) recruiter of day laborers (labourers)
swindler; imposter; crook
good teacher
duty of a teacher
watchmaker; clockmaker
tricky wrestler; shrewd fellow
bow maker; bowyer
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise; faker; huckster
masseuse; masseur
movie maker; video maker
low-ranking priest
low-ranking priest
model; pattern; paragon; leader; teacher
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
priestly teacher
woodworker; carpenter
tattooist; tattoo artist; tattooer
actor who specializes in ruffian roles (specialises)
judge (of ancient China); judge (leader of ancient Israel)
the kindness of a teacher
paperer; picture framer
teacher's theory
circus stunt rider
the teacher's home
master priest
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
acupuncturist
rope artist (in sexual bondage)
pick-up artist; masher; skirt chaser
instruction from a master
adventurer; speculator
underhanded or Machiavelli-like person
woodworker; joiner
pachinko swindler; pachinko scammer
pachinko swindler; pachinko scammer
sword fight scene choreographer
engraver; carver; sculptor; tattoo artist; tattooist
relying on someone as one's teacher
train or bus thief
armorer; armourer
woodblock printer; person who prints using woodblocks (as opposed to the carver who carves them)
engraver; carver; sculptor; tattoo artist; tattooist
fletcher; arrowmaker
sieve tube
leatherworker; leathercrafter
lacquerer; lacquer craftsman; lacquer artist
chaplain (e.g. of a prison)
woodblock printer; person who prints using woodblocks (as opposed to the carver who carves them)
teakettle caster; craftsman who makes tea ceremony pots
phloem; inner bark
the instruction of a teacher
acupuncturist
woodblock printer; person who prints using woodblocks (as opposed to the carver who carves them)
leatherworker; leathercrafter
teacher; scholar
turner; thrower
turner; thrower
yoga master
turner; thrower
qigong therapist
(acting) romantic lead; philanderer
gambler; gamester
sharpener (of swords) and polisher (of mirrors)
ordained minister; regular teacher
handicapper (betting); oddsmaker who assigns handicaps to competitors or teams
moxibustion practitioner; moxibutionist
cheat; swindler
cheat; swindler
heavy drinker; boozer; tippler
licensed masseur; licensed masseuse
instructor; guide; specialist in making diagrams, charts, etc.
(tailor's) cutter
master perfume maker
licensed masseur; licensed masseuse
wood sculptor; woodcarver
heavy drinker; boozer; tippler
pachinko nail adjuster; pachinko parlor employee who adjusts the machines to regulate profit and loss
moxibustion practitioner; moxibutionist
tour guide-interpreter; tour guide licensed for guiding foreigners in Japan
Michinoshi (fifth highest of the eight hereditary titles)
Examples (3 in total)
I'm a locksmith.
She regards him as her master.
A good craftsman takes pride in his work.