noun

Honorific or respectful language.
  1. teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude), mentor, one's former teacher.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
恩師 おんし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

grace, kindness, goodness
オン めぐみ (5th, N1)
cause, factor, be associated with
イン ちな.む よ.る (5th, N3)
box, box or enclosure radical (no. 31)
イ コク (Kentei 1)
large, big
ダイ おお- た (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
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)