だいし

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

• (Tokyo) だいし [dàíshí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [da̠iɕi]

Noun

だいし • (daishi) 

1. 台紙: the base paper or matting used to mount a photograph, picture, or similar item
2. 台詞: the lines of a play or other performance
3. 題詞: a foreword, an introduction; (waka, traditional poetry) a brief preface note on the theme or circumstances of a poem
4. 題詩: the creation of poetry based on a particular theme; such a poem; a poem included at the start of a scroll or book

Pronunciation 2

• (Tokyo) だ​いし [dáꜜìshì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [da̠iɕi]

Noun

だいし • (daishi) 

1. 大士: a bodhisattva; a virtuous and strong monk
2. 大史: in the Ritsuryō system, a specific government rank responsible for certain court rituals
3. 大姉: (Buddhism) a lay sister, a female layman
4. 大師: (Buddhism) a great priest; a great buddha or bodhisattva; a posthumous title granted to virtuous monks by the imperial court; short for こうぼう だいし, an honorary posthumous title for 空海 (Kūkai)
5. 第四: the fourth in a series or list