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尉
Kanji meaning "military officer, jailer, old man"
Stroke order
Jiten frequency #2243
JLPT N1
Secondary
Kanken Level 準2
WaniKani Level 56
RTK
KLC Volume 9
TMW Major Idol
11 strokes
Meanings
military officer, jailer, old man, rank
On'yomi
イ
ジョウ
Stroke order
(11 strokes)
Composed of
尸
corpse
示
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寸
measurement
radical
Components and stroke order from
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Kanji containing
尉
(3)
慰
熨
蔚
Reading usage
い
33 (77%)
じょう
10 (23%)
大
(
たい
)
尉
(
い
)
captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF)
#30848
中
(
ちゅう
)
尉
(
い
)
first lieutenant
#32351
少
(
しょう
)
尉
(
い
)
second lieutenant
#33396
准
(
じゅん
)
尉
(
い
)
warrant officer
#75814
尉
(
い
)
官
(
かん
)
officer below the rank of major
#94086
一
(
いち
)
尉
(
い
)
captain (JASDF, JGSDF)
#100283
二
(
に
)
尉
(
い
)
first lieutenant (JGSDF)
#108936
三
(
さん
)
尉
(
い
)
second lieutenant (JGSDF)
#129187
海
(
かい
)
尉
(
い
)
lower-grade officer rank (JMSDF)
#163366
空
(
くう
)
尉
(
い
)
(Self Defense Force's Air Force) captain (defence)
#181660
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Most common words using this kanji
大
(
たい
)
尉
(
い
)
captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF)
#30848
中
(
ちゅう
)
尉
(
い
)
first lieutenant
#32351
少
(
しょう
)
尉
(
い
)
second lieutenant
#33396
尉
(
じょう
)
inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system)
#58710
准
(
じゅん
)
尉
(
い
)
warrant officer
#75814
尉
(
い
)
官
(
かん
)
officer below the rank of major
#94086
一
(
いち
)
尉
(
い
)
captain (JASDF, JGSDF)
#100283
二
(
に
)
尉
(
い
)
first lieutenant (JGSDF)
#108936
左衛門尉
(
さえもんのじょう
)
Saemonnojō
#109526
三
(
さん
)
尉
(
い
)
second lieutenant (JGSDF)
#129187
校尉
(
こうじょう
)
Kōjō
#158334
海
(
かい
)
尉
(
い
)
lower-grade officer rank (JMSDF)
#163366
空
(
くう
)
尉
(
い
)
(Self Defense Force's Air Force) captain (defence)
#181660
２
(
に
)
尉
(
い
)
first lieutenant (JGSDF)
#187267
尉
(
い
)
I
#191569
二
(
に
)
等
(
とう
)
陸
(
りく
)
尉
(
い
)
first lieutenant (JGSDF)
#202213
１
(
いち
)
尉
(
い
)
captain (JASDF, JGSDF)
#210849
３
(
さん
)
尉
(
い
)
second lieutenant (JGSDF)
#228759
黒
(
こく
)
式
(
しき
)
尉
(
じょう
)
noh mask used for old man roles (usu. black)
#270185
小尉
(
こじょう
)
Kojō
#270185
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