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    3. 尉

    尉

    尉イ

    military officer

    N1KMT10Freq #2007MilitaryKanji11 strokes

    On'yomi

    イジョウ

    military officerjailerold manrank

    寸

    尸
    丿
    示
    寸

    Stroke 0 / 11

    Speed1.0x

    蔚慰熨射專尅封尋射尋寸對熨

    Concepts using this kanji

    大尉

    captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF)

    中尉

    first lieutenant

    一尉

    captain (JASDF, JGSDF)

    少尉

    second lieutenant

    空軍大尉

    air force captain

    三尉

    second lieutenant (JGSDF)

    二尉

    first lieutenant (JGSDF)

    尉官

    officer below the rank of major

    黒式尉

    noh mask used for old man roles (usu. black)

    海尉

    lower-grade officer rank (JMSDF)

    三等陸尉

    second lieutenant (JGSDF)

    二等陸尉

    first lieutenant (JGSDF)

    空尉

    (Self Defense Force's Air Force) captain (defence)

    上級准尉

    chief warrant officer

    准空尉

    warrant officer (JASDF)

    高砂の尉と姥

    (Japanese) Darby and Joan

    白額尉鶲

    common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

    准尉

    warrant officer

    尉

    inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system)

    尉鶲

    Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)

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    • 丿
    • 寸
    • 尸
    • 示

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    • 尉
    • 尉官
    • 一尉
    • 三尉
    • 准尉
    • 少尉
    • 大尉
    • 中尉
    • 二尉
    • 空尉
    • 空軍大尉
    • 黒式尉
    • 尉鶲
    • 白額尉鶲
    • 上級准尉
    • 高砂の尉と姥
    • 准空尉
    • 海尉
    • 三等陸尉
    • 二等陸尉

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