上士

Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad. (上士)		上	士

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shàngshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ si⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siōng-sū

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shàngshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shàngshìh
    • Wade–Giles: shang⁴-shih⁴
    • Yale: shàng-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshyh
    • Palladius: шанши (šanši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 上世 上士 上市

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: soeng⁶ si⁶
    • Yale: seuhng sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² siː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-sū
    • Tâi-lô: siōng-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngsu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɔŋ²²⁻²¹ su²²/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 上士

1. (military) staff sergeant (of an army); chief petty officer (of a navy); first sergeant (of an air force)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
上	士
じょう Grade: 1	し Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

/zyausi/ → /zyoːsi/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dʑoːɕi]

Noun

上(じょう)士(し) • (jōshi) ^{←じゃうし (zyausi)?}

1. a person of good upbringing and character
2. a high ranking samurai

See also

• 下士(かし) (kashi)