手て品じな師し

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じ

な

し

JLPTN2

Meanings

1

noun

magician; conjurer; illusionist

Refers to a performer of sleight-of-hand or stage magic, not a supernatural sorcerer.

手て品じな師しがトランプを一いっ

瞬しゅん

で

消け

し

た

。

The magician made the playing cards disappear in an instant.

彼かれはプロの手て品じな師しとして世せ界かい中じゅうを回まわっている。

He travels the world as a professional magician.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉が手て品じなを見みせるfor a magician to perform a trick (for someone)
手て品じな師しが子こ供どもたちに手て品じなを見みせた。
The magician performed a trick for the children.
手て品じな師しになるto become a magician
彼かれは将しょう来らい手て品じな師しになりたいと言いっている。
He says he wants to become a magician in the future.

Kanji

手hand
品goods, refinement, dignity
師expert, teacher, master

Related words

奇き術じゅつ師し
手品師 is the common, everyday word for a magician, while 奇術師 is a more formal or literary term often used in historical or theatrical contexts.
マジシャン
手品師 is a more traditional Japanese term for a stage magician, while マジシャン is the modern loanword often used for flashier or Western-style performers.

Don't confuse with

魔ま術じゅつ師し
手品師 is a stage performer of tricks and illusions, whereas 魔術師 refers to a sorcerer or wizard with supposed supernatural powers.

Counted with

人にん
The everyday counter for people: 一人 (ひとり), 二人 (ふたり), 三人 (さんにん).
名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).

Built from

手て品じな+師し

Etymology

Compound of 手品 (sleight of hand, magic trick) and 師 (master, specialist). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used since the Edo period to refer to stage magicians.