Illustration: In a modest tatami rehearsal room, an experienced shamisen teacher sits facing a younger pupil. Both hold instruments, but the teacher has paused to demonstrate the precise angle of the large plectrum.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

師し匠しょう

shishou

master, teacher

Used especially for a teacher of an art or skill. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 俺おれの師匠ししょうは悠々自適ゆうゆうじてきの生活せいかつをしている。

    My master is living a life free from worldly cares.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 師匠ししょうの下したで学まなぶ

    to study under a master

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  3. 当時とうじは道場どうじょうなどはなく、師匠ししょうがとる弟子でしの数かずも少数しょうすうであった。

    At that time, there were no training halls, and masters accepted only a handful of pupils.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 師匠

  • 師expert; teacherOnシKunいくさ
  • 匠artisan; workmanOnショウKunたくみ

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