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師 means 'teacher'

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Strokes : 10    Frequency: 353   JLPT: N3    Usefulness: 3    Study set: 3-9    Grade: 5   Intermediate lesson: 22    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 31 words   Used in 269 words   Used in 721 names   Component in 6 kanji (0 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
Common readings
On
   シ
Additional readings
Kun    いくさ expert, teacher, master, model, exemplar, army (incl. counter), war
Name    のし   のり   もろ   かず   つかさ   みつ   もと
Variants
师 (Chinese)  
Components
⿰  𠂤 two mouths  帀 one turban  
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帥 commander  
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Most useful words by reading
In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 師 is used 10 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 師 is used 262 times, read 1 way (with 1 variation).
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き ょ う し 1
teacher (classroom)
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シ (read as じ) : 2 words FIND ALL
noun
scroll mounter; picture framer
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An additional 帥 less common words include 師 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
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Additional data
Henshall: 720 (originally: 693)  Joy o' Kanji : 693  Key to Kanji: 416 

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師
シ    teacher; army   
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two mouths
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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帀
one turban
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
巾
キン   turban; cloth
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