尉
lieutenant; military officer; jailer; old man; rank
11 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 2007.
Readings
- イ (on reading): 大尉 (たいい) captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); 少尉 (しょうい) second lieutenant
- ジョウ (on reading): 尉 (じょう) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system); 黒式尉 (こくしきじょう) noh mask used for old man roles (usu. black)
Components
- 尸
- 示
- 寸
- 二 radical two
- 寸 radical inch; measure
- 小 radical small
- 尸 radical corpse; flag
- 示 radical altar; show
Kanji containing 尉
Words using 尉
- 大尉 (たいい) captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF)
- 少尉 (しょうい) second lieutenant
- 中尉 (ちゅうい) first lieutenant
- 准尉 (じゅんい) warrant officer
- 尉官 (いかん) officer below the rank of major
- 尉 (じょう) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system)
- 黒式尉 (こくしきじょう) noh mask used for old man roles (usu. black)
- 高砂の尉と姥 (たかさごのじょうとうば) (Japanese) Darby and Joan
18 words in all.