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Kanji Detail for 尹 - "govern, correct, chief, inspector"
尹
- Meaning
尹 means "govern, correct, chief, inspector."
Govern - To rule; to administer.
Correct - To rectify.
Chief - A leader; a head official.
Inspector - The head of the Danjodai in the ritsuryō system.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
an official rank
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
govern; oversee; director
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Yin
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to govern, to oversee; director
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To govern. | An official title. Chief. In Spring and Autumn, Chu had 令尹. Also, the emperor's minister was called 師尹. County magistrates were also called 縣尹.
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