尉
尉 — Military officer
military officer, jailer, old man, rank
On’yomiイ (i)
On’yomiジョウ (jou)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (11 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 尉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大尉 | たいい taii | captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.) |
| 中尉 | ちゅうい chuui | first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade |
| 一尉 | いちい ichii | captain (JASDF, JGSDF); lieutenant (senior grade; JMSDF) |
| 少尉 | しょうい shoui | second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign |
Study notes
尉 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 11 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2007 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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