隷
隷 — Slave
slave, servant, prisoner, criminal, follower
On’yomiレイ (rei)
Kun’yomiしたがう (shitagau)
Kun’yomiしもべ (shimobe)
Stroke order (16 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 隷
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奴隷 | どれい dorei | slave; servant; slavery |
| 隷書 | れいしょ reisho | clerical script (ancient, highly angular style of kanji) |
Study notes
隷 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2009 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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