〜し
N4shi
and what's more; and besides (listing reasons)
Formation
Verb-plain / i-Adj + し / na-Adj + だ + し / Noun + だ + し
Chinese meanings
而且;又……又……
Chinese formation
动词简体/い形容词+し;名词或な形容词+だし
Chinese usage
列举多个理由或特点,也可暗示还有其他理由。
Chinese notes
单独使用一个し也可以暗示列举未尽。
Examples
- この部屋は広いし、駅から近いし、とても気に入っています。This apartment is spacious and close to the station, so I really like it.这房间宽敞又离车站近,我很喜欢。
- 今日は雨だし、疲れているし、どこにも行きたくない。It's raining and I'm tired, so I don't want to go anywhere today.今天下雨又累,我哪里都不想去。
- もう遅いし、そろそろ帰ろうか。It's getting late, so shall we head home?已经晚了,我们差不多回去吧。
Notes
Lists several reasons or points. A single し hints that there are other reasons too.
#reason#addition
Related N4 grammar
Use this entry in code
import { getGrammarById } from 'kotowa';
getGrammarById('shi');
{
"id": "shi",
"pattern": "〜し",
"romaji": "shi",
"level": "N4",
"meaning": "and what's more; and besides (listing reasons)",
"formation": "Verb-plain / i-Adj + し / na-Adj + だ + し / Noun + だ + し",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "この部屋は広いし、駅から近いし、とても気に入っています。",
"furigana": "この{部屋|へや}は{広|ひろ}いし、{駅|えき}から{近|ちか}いし、とても{気|き}に{入|い}っています。",
"en": "This apartment is spacious and close to the station, so I really like it."
},
{
"ja": "今日は雨だし、疲れているし、どこにも行きたくない。",
"furigana": "{今日|きょう}は{雨|あめ}だし、{疲|つか}れているし、どこにも{行|い}きたくない。",
"en": "It's raining and I'm tired, so I don't want to go anywhere today."
},
{
"ja": "もう遅いし、そろそろ帰ろうか。",
"furigana": "もう{遅|おそ}いし、そろそろ{帰|かえ}ろうか。",
"en": "It's getting late, so shall we head home?"
}
],
"tags": [
"reason",
"addition"
],
"notes": "Lists several reasons or points. A single し hints that there are other reasons too.",
"zh": {
"status": "reviewed",
"source_hash": "d064b33c1508ed27292e0e287de057cf575eb2d957bd301d162c918f8b10168c",
"meanings": [
"而且",
"又……又……"
],
"formation": "动词简体/い形容词+し;名词或な形容词+だし",
"explanation": "列举多个理由或特点,也可暗示还有其他理由。",
"notes": "单独使用一个し也可以暗示列举未尽。",
"examples": [
{
"ja": "この部屋は広いし、駅から近いし、とても気に入っています。",
"zh": "这房间宽敞又离车站近,我很喜欢。"
},
{
"ja": "今日は雨だし、疲れているし、どこにも行きたくない。",
"zh": "今天下雨又累,我哪里都不想去。"
},
{
"ja": "もう遅いし、そろそろ帰ろうか。",
"zh": "已经晚了,我们差不多回去吧。"
}
],
"references": [
"sources/grammar/n4.json#shi",
"Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
],
"reviewer": "Codex",
"review_method": "ai",
"reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
"review_hash": "8553595c256b7e46043ec7e2b5ed7b33da56c99159eea21972c22755fce34bdc"
}
}