Japanese symbol for “servitude”
隷属
れいぞく
Romaji: reizoku
subordination; servitude; servility; vassalage
In Japanese, servitude is 隷属, read れいぞく (reizoku).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs subordination; servitude; servility; vassalage; slavery
- n subordinate; underling
Kanji and stroke order
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奴隷 | どれい dorei | slave; servant |
| 隷書 | れいしょ reisho | clerical script (ancient, highly angular style of kanji) |
| 隷従 | れいじゅう reijuu | slavery |
| 隷下 | れいか reika | subordinates; followers |
| 蛮隷 | ばんれい banrei | slaves of the barbarians |
| 所属 | しょぞく shozoku | belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to |
| 金属 | きんぞく kinzoku | metal |
| 付属 | ふぞく fuzoku | being attached (to); being affiliated (to); belonging (to) |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.