Keyword
mentor
Info
FrequencyTop 300-400
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
?
KankenLevel 6
Heisig1361
Readings
(96%)
(3%)
Composed of
guy with a beer belly and a hat
one
piece of fabric
Mnemonic

A mentor is a guy with a beer belly and a hat that also has one piece of fabric that sets him apart — his black belt!

Used in kanji (3 in total)
lion
sieve
yellowtail
Used in vocabulary (343 in total)
teacher (classroom)
master; teacher; stable master
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
doctor; physician
magician; conjurer
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
private tutor; coach; governess
(army) division
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
strategist; tactician; schemer
Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha
engineer; technician
technique user
sorcerer; wizard; mage
hunter; huntsman
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
teacher and student
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
witch doctor; shaman
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
officiating priest; presiding priest at a ceremony; religious teacher; highly-ranked priest; guru; instructor (yoga, etc.)
shadow figure; silhouette
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
division commander
magician; conjurer; illusionist
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
pharmacist; chemist
bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example
assistant instructor
great teacher (i.e. a buddha, bodhisattva or high monk, esp. Kobo Daishi)
swindler; imposter; crook
conjurer; magician; illusionist
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
master musician
fatherly master
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
physician's license (licence); doctor's license; medical license; license to practice medicine
speculator; adventurer; imposter; prospector
spiritualist; medium; necromancer
sorcerer; wizard; mage
craftsman; artisan
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
gambler; risk taker
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise; faker; huckster
part-time lecturer; contract teacher
team of doctors
gambler; gamester
special lecturer; guest lecturer
founder of a sect
medical association
capital; metropolis; old Kyoto
showman; show manager
Buddhist image maker
angler; Internet troll
(one of) a comic duo
normal school (pre-war Japan); teachers' training college
enthusiastic schoolteacher; passionate teacher
Imperial Guard Division (pre-1945)
puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
Bhaisajyaguru (buddha able to cure all ills)
former teacher
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
lute priest; biwa-playing minstrel; travelling pre-Meiji musical performer (usu. blind and dressed like a Buddhist monk)
masseuse; masseur
professional storyteller
angler; Internet troll
tailor; seamstress; dressmaker; clothier
writer of haikai poems
pick-up artist; masher; skirt chaser
Zen master
warrior monks from Enryaku temple at Mt. Hiei in Kyoto
holy master; guru
fengshui practitioner; fengshui master
barber; hairdresser
medicine man; shaman; faith healer; witch doctor; exorcist
workman; enterpriser; schemer
parsonage; rectory; vicarage
public health nurse
professional storyteller
Buddhist priest
star beautician; famous beautician
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
pyrotechnician; pyrotechnist
court physician (of the Shōgun and his household, Edo period)
sharpener (of swords) and polisher (of mirrors)
one's former teacher; one's old teacher
lacquerer; lacquer craftsman; lacquer artist
surveyor; surveying engineer
cheat; swindler
medical practitioner's law
tattoo artist; tattooist; engraver; carver; sculptor
lady-killer; casanova; Don Juan; kabuki actor who has mastered the art of romantic acting
National Medical Practitioners Qualifying Examination
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
chaplain (e.g. of a prison)
ferocious (armed) monk
Senior Grand Tutor (senior-most of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
acupuncturist and practitioner of moxibustion
tattoo artist; tattooist; engraver; carver; sculptor
caster; founder
(disreputable) recruiter of day laborers (labourers)
university lecturer; college lecturer
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
land swindler; fraudulent land broker
scroll mounter; picture framer
emperor's teacher; imperial army
scroll mounter; picture framer
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
tricky wrestler; shrewd fellow
bow maker; bowyer
watchmaker; clockmaker
prescriptionist; compounder; dispenser
assistant nurse; practical nurse
good teacher
swindler; imposter; crook
radiology technician; radiographer
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
model; pattern; paragon; leader; teacher
low-ranking priest
priestly teacher
electrical engineer; electrician
duty of a teacher
masseuse; masseur
stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise; faker; huckster
hall with an enshrined statue of Kobo Daishi (at a Shingon temple)
tattooist; tattoo artist; tattooer
tumbler; self-righting doll
mechanical engineer; mechanician
teachers and friends; greatly respected friend (with much to teach one); friend who is greatly respected (as one's teacher)
movie maker; video maker
Bhaishajyaguru triad; image of Bhaishajyaguru Buddha flanked by the Bodhisattvas Suryaprabha and Candraprabha
farrier (person who fits foot irons on horses and cows); hoof (care) specialist
Senior Grand Tutor (senior-most of the top three civil positions of the Zhou Dynasty); Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
woodworker; carpenter
woodblock printer; person who prints using woodblocks (as opposed to the carver who carves them)
judge (of ancient China); judge (leader of ancient Israel)
professional dengaku performer (usu. appearing as a monk)
physician's license (licence); doctor's license; medical license
the kindness of a teacher
actor who specializes in ruffian roles (specialises)
teacher's theory
circus stunt rider
radio (wireless) operator; radioman
paperer; picture framer
full-time lecturer; instructor
radiographer; X-ray operator
master priest
lecture fee; teaching fee
acupuncturist
rope artist (in sexual bondage)
Meimuna opalifera (species of cicada)
Meimuna opalifera (species of cicada)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
the teacher's home
Judges (book of the Bible)
guardian and tutor of a nobleman's child
instruction from a master
adventurer; speculator
mountain hunter
pick-up artist; masher; skirt chaser
underhanded or Machiavelli-like person
woodworker; joiner
armorer; armourer
pachinko swindler; pachinko scammer
engraver; carver; sculptor; tattoo artist; tattooist
medical radiographer; radiological technologist
even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
relying on someone as one's teacher
train or bus thief
associate pastor; curate
pachinko swindler; pachinko scammer
licensed masseur; licensed masseuse
fletcher; arrowmaker
woodblock printer; person who prints using woodblocks (as opposed to the carver who carves them)
a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
leatherworker; leathercrafter
the coming of Bodhidharma from western India to China
sieve tube
engraver; carver; sculptor; tattoo artist; tattooist
sword fight scene choreographer
the founder of our sect (esp. in reference to Nichiren)
woodblock printer; person who prints using woodblocks (as opposed to the carver who carves them)
master; grandmaster; senior instructor
tumbler; self-righting doll
a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
Way of the Celestial Masters (ancient Chinese Daoist movement orig. known as The Way of the Five Pecks of Rice)
lacquerer; lacquer craftsman; lacquer artist
woodblock printer; person who prints using woodblocks (as opposed to the carver who carves them)
sword fight scene choreographer
people don't know themselves as well as they know others; even if you know what will happen to others, you don't know what will happen to yourself; (lit.) a fortune teller can't tell their own future
phloem; inner bark
teakettle caster; craftsman who makes tea ceremony pots
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
chaplain (e.g. of a prison)
specially-appointed lecturer (associate professor, etc.)
kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa); Japanese flowering dogwood
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
tumbler; self-righting doll
the instruction of a teacher
acupuncturist
farrier (person who fits foot irons on horses and cows); hoof (care) specialist
licensed masseur; licensed masseuse
a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
teacher; scholar
leatherworker; leathercrafter
tour guide-interpreter; tour guide licensed for guiding foreigners in Japan
a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
yoga master
turner; thrower
turner; thrower
turner; thrower
Meimuna opalifera (species of cicada)
(tailor's) cutter
ordained minister; regular teacher
sharpener (of swords) and polisher (of mirrors)
(acting) romantic lead; philanderer
master perfume maker
Buddhist missionary, esp. in Jodo, Pure Land, etc. sects; Buddhist minister (in the West)
generation-to-generation instruction from master to disciple
lecturer on demand; guest speaker on demand
master of sake; sake advisor
even the hunter will refrain from killing the bird that has flown to him for shelter
a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
short-trimmed mane (of a horse)
wood sculptor; woodcarver
wood sculptor; woodcarver
Zen Buddhism based on the teachings of Bodhidharma
qigong therapist
Michinoshi (fifth highest of the eight hereditary titles)
Michinoshi (fifth highest of the eight hereditary titles)
heavy drinker; boozer; tippler
heavy drinker; boozer; tippler
heavy drinker; boozer; tippler
heavy drinker; boozer; tippler
hairdresser; beautician; cosmetician
pachinko nail adjuster; pachinko parlor employee who adjusts the machines to regulate profit and loss
gambler; gamester
doctor who is guilty of multiple cases of medical malpractice
handicapper (betting); oddsmaker who assigns handicaps to competitors or teams
instructor; guide; specialist in making diagrams, charts, etc.
moxibustion practitioner; moxibutionist
moxibustion practitioner; moxibutionist
cheat; swindler
cheat; swindler
Yanshi City
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
flowering dogwood (Cornus florida)
Examples (200 in total)
"Are you a teacher?" "Yes, I am."
You are a teacher.
When did you become a teacher?