掾 — 12 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
道1University / general (hardest) ／ 12 strokes ／ Radical「扌」
- On
- エン・テン
- Kun
- じょう
- Meaning
- a junior official
Origin
Hand 扌 with 彖 as phonetic: the official who assists the head of an office.
Stroke order
Compounds
- 掾じょう
a third-rank official (old system)
- 属官ぞっかん
a subordinate official
Example
国司の掾に任じられた。
They were appointed a junior official of the province.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)