# 士 — gentleman; samurai

士 means “gentleman; samurai”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 3 strokes. On'yomi: シ (shi). Kun'yomi: さむらい (samurai).

- Meaning: gentleman; samurai
- On'yomi: シ (shi)
- Kun'yomi: さむらい (samurai)
- Strokes: 3
- Level: JLPT N1 · set People & roles 1

## Don't confuse it with

[土](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/earth/) · [工](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/craft/) · [王](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/king/) · [上](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/up/) · [生](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/life/)

## More in the “People & roles 1” set

[士](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gentleman/) · [郎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/young-man/) · [我](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/ego/) · [己](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/oneself/) · [輩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/fellow/) · [陛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/your-majesty/) · [姫](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/princess/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/gentleman/. Last updated 2026-11-01.