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師事 (しじ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word Freq. Frequency Top 50,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
study under ; be a pupil of ; apprentice oneself to
Most often used as に師事する: to learn from someone as a teacher, master, or mentor. It implies more than simply admiring someone; the person is treated as one’s instructor or model.
十じゅう
年ねん
間かん
、
茶さ
道どう
の
先せん
生せい
に
師し
事じ
し
て
いる
。
She has been studying under a tea ceremony teacher for ten years.
Similar words 教おそ わる A broader, everyday verb meaning to be taught something; 師事する is more formal and suggests a sustained teacher-disciple or mentor relationship.
弟で 子し 入い り Means becoming someone’s disciple or apprentice, often with a stronger sense of entering a master’s household, school, or professional lineage.
尊そん 敬けい Means respect or admiration; 師事する may include respect, but specifically involves learning under that person.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 師, meaning teacher or master, and 事, associated here with serving or attending to someone. The compound conventionally expresses serving someone as one’s teacher and learning under them.
