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尉

JLPT N1 11 strokes Frequency: #2007

Meanings

Military Officer, Jailer, Old Man, Rank

Radicals

寸

Decomposition

⿰⿸尸示寸

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 11

Stroke Order

1 corner bottom-right-to-top-left

2 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

3 diagonal top-to-bottom

4 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

5 horizontal bottom-to-top

6 hook bottom-right-to-top-left

7 diagonal bottom-to-top

8 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

9 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left

10 hook right-to-left

11 dot bottom-right-to-top-left

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

ジョウ jou

イ i

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

No common kun'yomi readings

Words Using This Kanji

17 words total

Other (17 words)

三尉さんい

second lieutenant (JGSDF)

warrant officer

second lieutenant

first lieutenant

captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF)

二尉にい

first lieutenant (JGSDF)

空尉くうい

(Self Defense Force's Air Force) captain (defence)

空軍大尉くうぐんたいい

air force captain

黒式尉こくしきじょう

noh mask used for old man roles (usu. black)

上級准尉じょうきゅうじゅんい

chief warrant officer

三等陸尉さんとうりくい

second lieutenant (JGSDF)

准空尉じゅんくうい

warrant officer (JASDF)

二等陸尉にとうりくい

first lieutenant (JGSDF)

海尉かいい

lower-grade officer rank (JMSDF)

尉じょう

inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system)

尉官いかん

officer below the rank of major

一尉いちい

captain (JASDF, JGSDF)

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