どう
導
し
師

noun

  1. Buddhist term.officiating priest, presiding priest at a ceremony.
  2. religious teacher, highly-ranked priest. Esp. Buddhist.
  3. guru, instructor (yoga, etc.).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
どう
導
し
師
 導師 どうし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

guidance, leading, conduct
ドウ　みちび.く　みち (5th, N2)
road-way, street, district
みち　ドウ　ど (2nd, N4)
neck, counter for songs and poems
くび　シュ　おびと (2nd, N3)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
oneself
ジ　みずか.ら　おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン　す　みき (6th, N1)
expert, teacher, master
シ　いくさ　のし (5th, N3)
to store up, to pile up, pile up
タイ
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
terraced hill
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
to go round, to make a circuit, to make a revolution
ソウ　めぐ.る
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
towel, hanging scroll, width
キン　フク　おお.い (11th)