氏 (Shi) is a Japanese suffix meaning “Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss”.
Meanings
- suffixMr; Mrs; Ms; Miss
- noun, suffixclan
- pronounhe; him
- countercounter for people
Examples
人は氏より育ち。
Birth is much, breeding is more.
星野氏は気難しい。
Mr Hoshino is hard to please.
田中氏は医者ですね。
Mr Tanaka is a doctor, isn't he?
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).