吏

officer, an official

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

リ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Nanori (名乗り)

さとし

Stroke Order

6 / 6

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:6
JLPT:N1
Frequency:N/A

Vocabulary

リ

WordReadingMeaning
官吏カンリgovernment official; public servant; civil servant
下吏カリlower official
刑吏ケイリexecutioner
公吏コウリlocal government official
獄吏ゴクリjailer; gaoler

Other

WordReadingMeaning
執達吏しったつりbailiff
刀筆の吏とうひつのりminor official
吏りgovernment official; public official
執行吏しっこうりbailiff
吏部りほうMinistry of Personnel (Tang dynasty China)

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

束
bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control
Grade 4JLPT 3
史
history, chronicle
Grade 5JLPT 2
使
use, send on a mission, order, messenger, envoy, ambassador, cause
Grade 3JLPT 4
豆
beans, pea, midget
Grade 3JLPT 1
克
overcome, kindly, skillfully
Grade 8JLPT 1
哀
pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize
Grade 8JLPT 1
故
happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently
Grade 5JLPT 1
木
tree, wood
Grade 1JLPT 5
衷
inmost, heart, mind, inside
Grade 8JLPT 1
可
can, do not, mustn't, passable, should not
Grade 5JLPT N/A