► 名詞
師 [し] [liter] meaning: teacher rank: 3
☆ 私は彼を人生の師と仰いでいる ⇨ I consider him as my teacher of life (☛ Typically a teacher of athletic or artistic skills, and/or life lessons)
► 接尾辞
師 [し] meaning: person rank: 2
☆ 彼女は薬剤師だ ⇨ She is a pharmacist (☛ A person with specific qualifications)
☆ 彼はプロの手品師だ ⇨ He is a professional magician (☛ A person with specific skills)
☆ あいつはとんだペテン師だ ⇨ He is a freaking con artist (☛ Used for both good and bad skills)
More examples:
- あいつはペテン師だ ⇨ He is a con man, scam artist
- 昔は教師が生徒を棒で叩くのは普通だった ⇨ In the past it was common for teachers to beat students with sticks
- 彼女は子供の学校の教師と面談した ⇨ She met and talked with her child’s school teacher
- 教師に携帯電話を没収された ⇨ The teacher confiscated my cell phone
- 薬剤師が薬を調合した ⇨ The pharmacist mixed several drugs
- 遅刻して教師に怒られた ⇨ I got late and scolded by my teacher
- 踊りの師匠 ⇨ A dance teacher, master
- 猟師 ⇨ A hunter
- 看護師が患者をベットの上に起こした ⇨ The nurse helped the patient sit up on the bed
- 日本医師会 ⇨ Japan medical doctor association
- 私は彼を師と仰いでいる ⇨ I look up to him as my teacher, mentor
- 彼女も最近教師の職が板に付いてきた ⇨ Recently she has gained enough experience to look like a real teacher
- 彼は熱血教師として知られている ⇨ He’s known as a hot-blooded, extremely passionate, teacher
- 奇術師 ⇨ A magician
- 教師が教室で点呼した ⇨ The teacher took a roll call in the classroom