noun, takes genitive case の

  1. steward, butler.
  2. court official.
  3. deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
執事 しつじ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

tenacious, take hold, grasp
シツ シュウ と.る (7th, N1)
happiness, blessing, fortune
しあわ.せ コウ さいわ.い (3rd, N3)
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
round, full (month), perfection
まる ガン ま (2nd, N2)
nine
キュウ ク ここの (1st, N5)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
matter, thing, fact
ジ こと ズ (3rd, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
snout, hand
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)