尉 — kanji meaning “military officer”
尉
military officer, jailer, old man, rank
- Meanings
- military officer, jailer, old man, rank
- On'yomi
- イ (i)、ジョウ (jou)
- Kun'yomi
- —
- Strokes
- 11
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #2007 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 41
- Chinese reading
- wèi, yù — Chinese character page
Words with 尉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 大尉 | たいい taii | captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.) |
| 少尉 | しょうい shoui | second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign |
| 中尉 | ちゅうい chuui | first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade |
| 准尉 | じゅんい jun'i | warrant officer |
| 尉官 | いかん ikan | officer below the rank of major; company officer |
| 一尉 | いちい ichii | captain (JASDF, JGSDF); lieutenant (senior grade; JMSDF) |
| 三尉 | さんい san'i | second lieutenant (JGSDF) |
| 二尉 | にい nii | first lieutenant (JGSDF) |
| 空尉 | くうい kuui | (Self Defense Force's Air Force) captain (defence); lieutenant |
| 空軍大尉 | くうぐんたいい kuuguntaii | air force captain |
| 黒式尉 | こくしきじょう kokushikijou | noh mask used for old man roles (usu. black) |
| 尉鶲 | じょうびたき joubitaki | Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) |
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