► 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:
- どなたか医者か看護師の方はいますか？ ⇨ Is there anybody who is a doctor or nurse?
- 彼は教師の物真似をして皆を笑わせた ⇨ He impersonated his teacher and made everybody laugh
- あいつはペテン師だ ⇨ He is a con man, scam artist
- 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
- 苟も教師として有るまじき行為だ ⇨ It is an unacceptable action for someone if he/she who is supposed to be a teacher
- 彼女は調理師の免許を持っている ⇨ She has a professional cooking license
- 彼女は教師として働いている ⇨ She is working as a teacher
- 彼女は教師に淫らな服装をしていると咎められた ⇨ She was accused of dressing obscenely by teachers
- その教師は別の学校に転任した ⇨ The teacher was transferred to a different school
- 有名な漫才師が漫談するラジオ番組 ⇨ A radio program in which a famous comedian talks
- うちの父親は反面教師だった ⇨ My father was a “reverse teacher”. I learned what not to do, whom not to be like, by watching my father
- 彼は詐欺師に引っ掛けられた ⇨ He got swindled by a con man
- 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
- 有名な漫才師 ⇨ A famous comedian
- 彼女は看護師が天職だ ⇨ Nursing is her true calling