JLPT N1 · 11 strokes
Kanji 尉: "military officer, jailer, old man"
The kanji 尉 means "military officer, jailer, old man, rank". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read イ, ジョウ 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)
イジョウ
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 | military officer, jailer, old man, rank |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2007 of 2,501 |
Common words with 尉
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 大尉captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
- 中尉first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
- 少尉second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign
- 尉inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system) · old man
- 准尉warrant officer
- 一尉captain (JASDF, JGSDF); lieutenant (senior grade; JMSDF)
- 二尉first lieutenant (JGSDF)
- 尉官officer below the rank of major; company officer
- 三尉second lieutenant (JGSDF)
- 海尉lower-grade officer rank (JMSDF)
- 空尉(Self Defense Force's Air Force) captain (defence); lieutenant
- 二等陸尉first lieutenant (JGSDF)
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