| Kanji | 尉 |
|---|---|
| Onyomi | イ、ジョウ |
| English | military officer, jailer, old man, rank |
| JLPT Level | 1 |
| Jouyou Grade | S |
| Frequency | 2007 |
| Components | 尸: corpse; remains; flag radical (no. 44) 示: show; indicate; point out; express; display 寸: measurement; foot/10 |
| Number of Strokes | 11 |
| Kanji Radical | 寸 |
| Radical Number | 41 |
| Radical Strokes | 3 |
| Radical Reading | すん・すんづくり |
| Traditional Form | (none) |
| Classification | 会意 Compound Ideographic |
| Keyword | military officer |
| Koohii Story 1 | Of course it had to be the military officer´s idea to glue a national flag to the altar he´s stationed at. |
| Koohii Story 2 | Perhaps you have heard about Koizumis controversial visits at the Yasukuni war memorial shrine. It is the japanese flag waving above a small stone altar. A military officer keeps watch here night and day, to honor the dead war heroes, as if he is glued to the ground. |
Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq2001-2500, kanji_human.activities_fighting
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