隷

slave, servant, prisoner, criminal, follower

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

レイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

したが.うしもべ

Stroke Order

16 / 16

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:16

JLPT:N1

Frequency:2009

Vocabulary

レイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
奴隷	ドレイ	slave; servant; slavery
隷書	レイショ	clerical script (ancient, highly angular style of kanji)
蛮隷	バンレイ	slaves of the barbarians
隷従	レイジュウ	slavery
隷属	レイゾク	subordination; servitude; servility; vassalage; slavery; subordinate; underling

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
隷	しもべ	servant; manservant; menial
欲の奴隷	よくのどれい	slave to avarice
奴隷根性	どれいこんじょう	servile character (disposition)
賃金奴隷	ちんぎんどれい	wage slave
隷	れい	clerical script (ancient, highly angular style of kanji)

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