11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

military officer, jailer, old man, rank

On'yomi
  • ジョ
    inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system) ②old man ③white ash (of charcoal)

Main Radical

(KanXi) 丿(Nelson)

Reading Commonality

94.3%
ジョウ 5.7%

Character Breakdown

military officer, jailer, old man
イ ジョウ (9th, N1)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
show, indicate, point out
ジ しめ.す (5th, N3)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)

Contained In

Common Words

second lieutenant
first lieutenant
captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF)
inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system) ②old man ③white ash (of charcoal)
warrant officer
captain (JASDF, JGSDF)
first lieutenant (JGSDF)
(Self Defense Force's Air Force) captain (defense)
lower-grade officer rank (JMSDF)
second lieutenant (JGSDF)
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References

Unicode hex code 5C09
JIS X 0208 1-16-51
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 231
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1383
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1685
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2119
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1105
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1504
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1095
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1176
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1765
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1410
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1232
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 7440
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1004
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1617
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1725
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1223
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1423
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1882
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 507
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1104
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 4e6.4
Four corner code 7420.0
De Roo Code 3748