JLPT N2 · 7 strokes
Kanji 臣: "retainer, subject"
The kanji 臣 means "retainer, subject". It is written with 7 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read シン, ジン in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
シンジン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | retainer, subject |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 7 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 1249 of 2,501 |
Common words with 臣
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 大臣cabinet minister
- 家臣vassal; retainer
- 臣下retainer; subject; vassal; servant
- 総理大臣prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
- 臣retainer; attendant · Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight)
- 重臣chief vassal; senior statesman
- 忠臣loyal retainer; loyal subject
- 臣民subject; national; citizen
- 外務大臣Minister for Foreign Affairs
- 老臣old or key retainer
- 豊臣秀吉Toyotomi Hideyoshi
- 財務大臣Minister of Finance
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