氏 | Japanese meaning

氏【し】

Frequency rank: 843. (for form し: 56.)

suffix

Mr; Mrs; Ms; Misshonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language

noun (common) (futsuumeishi); suffix

clan

pronoun

he; himhonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language

counter

counter for peoplehonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language

Forms

氏【し】Frequency rank: 843.
しFrequency rank: 56.

Generated definitions (experimental)

Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss

This meaning refers to a respectful title used in addressing or referring to individuals, often accompanied by their last name.

たなか田中。

Mr. Tanaka is an excellent researcher.

やまだ山田。

Ms. Yamada will not attend the meeting.

clan

This meaning relates to a group of families or households that share a common ancestor or heritage, often used in historical or sociopolitical contexts.

。

An ancient clan resides in that region.

。

The traditions of the clan are still upheld today.

he; him

This usage is as a pronoun, indicating a male person previously mentioned or easily identifiable by the context.

。

He said he would come tomorrow.

。

Please tell him that.

counter for people

This meaning is a numeric classifier used to count individuals in a respectful manner.

じゅうにん十人。

There are thirty students at the school.

。

There are fifty participants at the event.

Generated collocations (experimental)

to be called by one’s titlea person of a clanclanようa person like Mr./Mrs./Ms.to be presentto give a title toyoung gentlemanfull nameindividual's surnamenumber of clans