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Kanji Detail for 吏 - "official, clerk, servant"
吏
- Meaning
吏 means "official, clerk, servant."
Official - A government employee.
Clerk - A minor public servant.
Administrator - One who manages affairs.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
officer; an official
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
government official, magistrate
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
minor government official or functionary (old)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
government official, magistrate
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To govern; to manage. Referring to those who manage affairs and govern people. Hence officials are also called 吏. What local officials should do in their position is called 吏治. | A term for those under superiors. Calling subordinates 吏. Calling clerks also 吏. Such as 吏員.
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