| term | pronunciation | English |
|---|
| 医師 | いし | a doctor, a medical practitioner, a surgeon |
| 教師 | きょうし | teacher (classroom) |
| 漁師 | りょうし | fisherman |
| 講師 | こうし | lecturer |
| 医師会 | いしかい | medical association |
| 宣教師 | せんきょうし | missionary |
| 家庭教師 | かていきょうし | tutor, coach |
| 師事 | しじ | study under, looking up, apprentice oneself |
| 師儒 | しじゅ | teacher, scholar |
| 師匠 | ししょう | master, teacher; sumo coach who owns his stable |
| 師団 | しだん | (army) division |
| 師弟 | してい | teacher and student |
| 師範 | しはん | instructor, (fencing) teacher, model |
| 師範学校 | しはんがっこう | normal school |
| 恩師 | おんし | one's honoured teacher, one's honored teacher |
| 技師 | ぎし | engineer, technician |
| 歯科医師 | しかいし | dentist |
| 牧師 | ぼくし | pastor, minister, clergyman, reverend |
| 猟師 | りょうし | hunter, huntsman |
| 薬剤師 | やくざいし | chemist, pharmacist |
| 薬師如来 | やくしにょらい | Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills) |
| 詐欺師 | さぎし | swindler, imposter, crook |