上士

Chinese

		up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up	scholar; warrior; knight
simp. and trad. (上士)		上	士

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shàngshì

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ si⁶
Min Nan (POJ): siōng-sū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: shàngshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    上世
    上士
    上市
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁶ si⁶
  - Yale: seuhng sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁶ xi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /sœ̽ːŋ²² siː²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siōng-sū
  - Tâi-lô: siōng-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sioxngsu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ su²²/

Noun

上士

(military) staff sergeant (of an army); chief petty officer (of a navy); first sergeant (of an air force)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
上	士
じょう Grade: 1	し Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

/zyausi/ → /zyoːsi/.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [dʑoːɕi]

Noun

上士 (hiragana じょうし, rōmaji jōshi, historical hiragana じゃうし)

a person of good upbringing and character
a high ranking samurai

See also

下 (か)士 (し) (kashi)

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