尉

military officer

Stroke count: 11

Readings

On readingイ、ジョウ

Jōyō Grade 8KANJIDIC

Meanings

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
jailer
old man
rank

Radicals and components

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Components

How it's built

尉

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

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

Practice Writing

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