Kanji 隷: "slave, servant, prisoner"

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

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

Common words with 隷

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 奴ど隷れいslave; servant · slavery
• 隷れい属ぞくsubordination; servitude; servility; vassalage · subordinate; underling
• 奴ど隷れい商しょう人にんslaver; slave trader
• 隷れいclerical script (ancient, highly angular style of kanji)
• 性せい奴ど隷れいsex slave; sexual slavery
• 奴ど隷れい制せい度ど(system of) slavery
• 奴ど隷れい契けい約やくslave contract (in the entertainment industry); harsh, slave-like long-term contract
• 奴ど隷れい制せい(system of) slavery
• 隷れい従じゅうslavery
• 奴ど隷れい解かい放ほうemancipation of slaves
• 隷れい下かsubordinates; followers
• 奴ど隷れい船せんslave ship

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