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    3. 尉

    尉

    尉じょう

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

    NTN1NounHistoryKanji Vocab11 strokes

    じょう

    Noun

    1.
    inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system)
    archaic
    2.
    old man
    Noh
    3.
    white ash (of charcoal)

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    Kanji that make up this word

    尉
    military officer・jailer・old man・rank
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