尉
jailer, military officer, old man, rank
Readings
On'yomi (音読み)
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
Stroke Order
11 / 11
Information
Grade:8
Strokes:11
JLPT:1
Frequency:2007
Vocabulary
イ
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大尉 | タイイ | captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.) |
| 大尉 | ダイイ | captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.) |
| 中尉 | チュウイ | first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade |
| 一尉 | イチイ | captain (JASDF, JGSDF); lieutenant (senior grade; JMSDF) |
| 少尉 | ショウイ | second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign |
Other
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| １尉 | いちい | captain (JASDF, JGSDF); lieutenant (senior grade; JMSDF) |
| 尉 | じょう | inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system); old man; white ash (of charcoal) |
| ３尉 | さんい | second lieutenant (JGSDF) |
| ２尉 | にい | first lieutenant (JGSDF) |
| 尉鶲 | じょうびたき | Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) |
Visually Similar Kanji
These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes
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amusement, cheer, comfort, consolation, console, make sport of, seduce
Grade 8JLPT 1
辱
embarrass, humiliate, shame
Grade 8JLPT 1
討
attack, chastise, conquer, defeat, destroy
Grade 6JLPT 1
村
town, village
Grade 1JLPT 2
冠
best, crown, peerless
Grade 8JLPT 1
屋
dealer, house, roof, seller, shop
Grade 3JLPT 4
寿
congratulations, longevity, one's natural life
Grade 8JLPT N/A
歳
age, occasion, opportunity, year-end
Grade 8JLPT 3
隷
criminal, follower, prisoner, servant, slave
Grade 8JLPT 1
樹
establish, set up, timber, trees, wood
Grade 6JLPT 1