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What does 氏 (し, shi) mean?

氏 (し, shi) means surname, family name; Mr., Mrs. (honorific).

Quick facts
Readingし
Romajishi
Part of speechsuffix
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
し
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonshi

surname, family name; Mr., Mrs. (honorific)

  1. 1suffix Mr; Mrs; Ms
  2. 2noun · suffix clan
  3. 3pronoun he; him
  4. 4counter counter for people

Example sentences

  • Mr. Yamada gave a presentation at the meeting.

  • Please write this full name correctly.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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