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隷 したが.う、しもべ 1 2009 16 171 たい・たいづくり・れいづくり・れいのつくり 会意 Compound Ideographic In an attempt to free them from being slaves to their desires, the samurai stands behind the altar likening a clear mind to a sieve that lets only the purest thoughts through. 2192

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レイ slave, servant, prisoner, criminal, follower S 士: gentleman; samurai; samurai radical (no. 33)示: show; indicate; point out; express; display隶: extend; give; cast; slave radical (no. 171) 隶 8 (none) slave Careful: retainer (#848). Think of slave in the virtual sense (a slave to your passions). The samurai is standing on the altar lecturing about goodwill (see goodwill (#1097)). He notices the boredom of most of the crowd. However some audience members are attentive about the message of goodwill. The samurai views his sermon as a sieve of character: those of good character pass through and see the merit; those of poor character - slaves to their passions - are blocked from understanding.

Kanji	隷
Onyomi	レイ
Kunyomi	したが.う、しもべ
English	slave, servant, prisoner, criminal, follower
JLPT Level	1
Jouyou Grade	S
Frequency	2009
Components	士: gentleman; samurai; samurai radical (no. 33) 示: show; indicate; point out; express; display 隶: extend; give; cast; slave radical (no. 171)
Number of Strokes	16
Kanji Radical	隶
Radical Number	171
Radical Strokes	8
Radical Reading	たい・たいづくり・れいづくり・れいのつくり
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	slave
Koohii Story 1	In an attempt to free them from being slaves to their desires, the samurai stands behind the altar likening a clear mind to a sieve that lets only the purest thoughts through.
Koohii Story 2	Careful: retainer (#848). Think of slave in the virtual sense (a slave to your passions). The samurai is standing on the altar lecturing about goodwill (see goodwill (#1097)). He notices the boredom of most of the crowd. However some audience members are attentive about the message of goodwill. The samurai views his sermon as a sieve of character: those of good character pass through and see the merit; those of poor character - slaves to their passions - are blocked from understanding.
RTK Index (new)	2192

Samurai Slave Radical Slaves Altar Sieve Goodwill Character