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尉

military officer
Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingイ、ジョウ
JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. military officerRtK
    大尉は軍曹よりも階級が上だ。A captain is above a sergeant.tatoeba
    少佐は大尉の上官である。A major is above a captain.tatoeba
  2. jailer
  3. old man
  4. rank
  1. inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system)
  2. white ash (of charcoal)

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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flag (方) · altar (示) · show (示) · two (二) · small (小) · glue

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1176

Compound words

少尉しょうい
second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
大尉たいい
captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
中尉ちゅうい
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
１尉いちい
captain (JASDF, JGSDF)
３尉さんい
second lieutenant (JGSDF)
尉官いかん
officer below the rank of major
尉鶲じょうびたき
Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)
一尉いちい
captain (JASDF, JGSDF)
三尉さんい
second lieutenant (JGSDF)
准尉じゅんい
warrant officer
二尉にい
first lieutenant (JGSDF)
白額尉鶲しろびたいじょうびたき
common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
高砂の尉と姥たかさごのじょうとうば
(Japanese) Darby and Joan

Additional Examples

少佐は大尉の上官である。
A major is above a captain.tatoeba
その大尉はうまく部隊を指揮している。
That captain handles his troops well.tatoeba

Stroke Order

11 strokes

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