noun

  1. old master, old teacher.
  2. old monk, aged priest.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
老師 ろうし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

old man, old age, grow old
ロウ お.いる ふ.ける (4th, N3)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
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)