JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 帥: "commander, leading troops, governor"
The kanji 帥 means "commander, leading troops, governor". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read スイ 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)
スイ
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 | commander, leading troops, governor |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2016 of 2,501 |
Common words with 帥
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 元帥(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
- 総帥commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
- 大元帥commander-in-chief; generalissimo
- 将帥commander
- 統帥supreme command; high command
- 帥director of the Dazaifu
- 統帥権supreme command authority (of the emperor)
- 元帥府Supreme Military Council (1898-1945)
- 大元帥明王Atavaka (guardian deity)
- 大宰帥director of the dazaifu (ritsuryō system)
- マ元帥General Douglas MacArthur
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