JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 征: "subjugate, attack the rebellious, collect taxes"
The kanji 征 means "subjugate, attack the rebellious, collect taxes". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read セイ 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)
セイ
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 | subjugate, attack the rebellious, collect taxes |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1578 of 2,501 |
Common words with 征
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 征服conquest; subjugation · overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
- 遠征(military) expedition; campaign · expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
- 世界征服world conquest; world domination; taking over the world
- 征伐conquest; subjugation; overcoming · chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
- 出征going to war; departure for the front · departure for military service (in response to a draft)
- 征くto depart (for military service); to go (into battle)
- 遠征軍expeditionary force
- 征服者conqueror
- 征服欲the lust for conquest
- 征夷大将軍commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians (beginning in 794 CE) · shogun; great, unifying leader
- 東征eastern expedition; military campaign to the east
- 遠征隊expeditionary force
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