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Kanji Detail for 尉 - "official, lieutenant"
尉
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Meaning
尉 means "official, lieutenant." Also associated with elder mask.
Lieutenant - A military rank.
Official - A government officer.
Elder mask - A Noh mask depicting an old man.
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Words using 尉
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大尉
たいい
captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)
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中尉
ちゅうい
first lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
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大尉
たいい
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Tattoo check: 尉
- Verified meaning: official, lieutenant
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Used in real Japanese given names (read い)
- Also carries these associations: elder mask
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
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Name readings of 尉
Surnames 尉(い)
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Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
military officer; jailer; old man; rank
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
officer, military rank
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Wei
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
officer, military rank
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
An ancient official title. Officials in charge of prisons and catching thieves were often called 尉. Such as 廷尉, 縣尉. The meaning comes from eliminating treachery and pacifying the people. Hence, the old term for deputy magistrate was 尉. | Military 尉. In Qin and Han, military officials were often called 尉. Such as 太尉, 都尉, 校尉. Now, army ranks include 上尉, 中尉, 少尉, based on this. | 尉遲: A compound surname. In Tang, there was Yuchi Jingde.
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Kunyomi
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