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尉 — 11 strokes ／ Radical「小」

道
準2High school level ／ 11 strokes ／ Radical「小」
On
イ・ジョウい・じょう · i · jō
Kun
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Meaning
military officer (company rank)

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A hand pressing down a flat-iron: to hold down; hence an officer who keeps order, and a military rank.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onイいi尉官いかん一尉いちい大尉たいい

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 大尉たいい

    captain

  • 尉官いかん

    company officer

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

兄(あに)は大尉(たいい)に昇進(しょうしん)した。

My older brother was promoted to captain.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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