N4 Expressing Multiple Reasons

~し~し: meaning, usage and examples

~し~し means: expressing multiple reasons or repeating similar things.

Updated 9 November 2026 · By the My Senpai team · Spotted a mistake? Tell us

Examples

1. この店みせは近ちかいし、安やすいし、便利べんりです。

   This shop is close, cheap, and convenient.

2. 彼かれは優やさしいし、頭あたまもいいし、人気にんきがあります。

   He is kind and smart, so he's popular.

3. 今日きょうは雨あめだし、寒さむいし、家いえにいます。

   It's raining and it's cold, so I'm staying home today.

4. 鈴木すずきさんは料理りょうりも上手じょうずだし、歌うたも上手じょうずです。

   Ms. Suzuki is a good cook, and she sings well too.

When to use it

Use し to list reasons or points one after another, often when the full list is longer than what you say. 近ちかいし、安やすいし means "it is close, it is cheap, and so on". The conclusion usually comes at the end, or is left unsaid because the listener can guess it. It can also list good or bad points about a person or place.

Nuance

Conversational and slightly casual, though it is fine with です/ます at the end of the sentence. It suggests "and there are other reasons too". A single し can give one reason while hinting at more: 雨あめだし、帰かえろう (it's raining, among other things, so let's go home).

Compare

から and ので give one clear reason: 雨あめだから帰かえります. し lists several reasons and sounds less direct: 雨あめだし、寒さむいし、帰かえります. ～たり～たり lists example actions, not reasons: 掃除そうじをしたり、洗濯せんたくをしたりしました. Use し when you want the listener to feel there are several good reasons behind your decision.

Tip: Do not forget だ after nouns and な-adjectives: 静しずかだし, not 静しずかし. The last item often takes も: 安やすいし、味あじもいいし.