Kanji Detail for 尉 - "lieutenant, official, rank"

尉

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
尉 means "lieutenant, official, rank."
1. Lieutenant - A military rank.
2. Official - A government officer.
3. Elder mask - A Noh mask depicting an old man.
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.
Onyomi

i(い)

utsu(うつ)
Kunyomi

jou(じょう)
Strokes

11 strokes
Radical

寸 (sun)
Related Keywords
lieutenant official officer rank military captain constable elder Noh mask authority position status command government administration duty service grade