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臣 — 7 strokes ／ Radical「臣」

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7Elementary year 4 ／ 7 strokes ／ Radical「臣」
On
シン・ジンしん・じん · shin · jin
Kun
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Meaning
retainer; subject; vassal

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A pictograph of a wide-open eye drawn vertically; it represents a 'retainer' who bows his head to serve his lord.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onシンしんshin臣下しんか君臣くんしん
Onジンじんjin大臣だいじん

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 大臣だいじん

    cabinet minister

  • 家臣かしん

    retainer; vassal

More words with this kanji

  • 総理大臣そうりだいじん
  • 佞臣ねいしん
  • 奸臣かんしん
  • 嬖臣へいしん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

新(あたら)しい大臣(だいじん)がテレビに出(で)ていた。

The new minister was on TV.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Radical

Map of radical 臣Map of reading シンAll maps

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