【し】

Frequency rank: 843. (for form し: 56.)
    suffix
  1. Mr; Mrs; Ms; Misshonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
    2. noun (common) (futsuumeishi); suffix
  2. clan
    3. pronoun
  3. he; himhonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
    4. counter
  4. counter for peoplehonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
Forms
  • 【し】Frequency rank: 843.
  • しFrequency rank: 56.
Generated definitions (experimental)
  1. Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss
    2. This meaning refers to a respectful title used in addressing or referring to individuals, often accompanied by their last name.
    Mr. Tanaka is an excellent researcher.
    Ms. Yamada will not attend the meeting.
  2. clan
    3. 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.
  3. he; him
    4. 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.
  4. counter for people
    5. This meaning is a numeric classifier used to count individuals in a respectful manner.
    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
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