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吏

officer
Stroke count: 6

Readings

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JōyōGrade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. officerRtK
  2. an official
  1. government official
  2. public official

Popular Usage

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Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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history · length · stick (丨) · one (一) · mouth (口) · tucked under the arm

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 748

Compound words

吏員りいん
official
官吏かんり
government official; public servant; civil servant
刑吏けいり
executioner
公吏こうり
local government official
獄吏ごくり
jailer
俗吏ぞくり
petty official
吏読りと
Idu (archaic writing system that uses Chinese characters to represent the Korean language)
市吏員しりいん
employee
執達吏しったつり
bailiff
収税吏しゅうぜいり
tax collector
刀筆の吏とうひつのり
minor official

Stroke Order

6 strokes

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