し

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Contents 1 Japanese 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Hiragana character 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Derived terms 1.3 Noun 1.4 Suffix 1.5 Kanji reading 1.5.1 On-reading of:

[edit] Japanese

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[edit] Etymology

Derived in the Heian period from writing the man'yōgana kanji 之 in the cursive sōsho style.

[edit] Hiragana character

し (romaji shi)

1. The /shi/ syllable.
2. The twelfth character in the gojūon ordering of hiragana. The previous character is さ and the next character is す. The equivalent katakana character is シ.

[edit] Related terms

• For a list of words starting with し (shi) see: Special:Allpages/し

[edit] Derived terms

• しゃ (sha)
• しゅ (shu)
• しょ (sho)
• じ (ji)
  • じゃ (ja)
  • じゅ (ju)
  • じょ (jo)

[edit] Noun

し (romaji shi)

1. 四: four
2. 詩: poem, verse
3. 死: death
4. 師: teacher, Reverend
5. 仕: civil service

[edit] Suffix

し (romaji shi)

1. 市: city

[edit] Kanji reading

し (romaji shi)

[edit] On-reading of:

• 士: gentleman, samurai