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Kanji Detail for 尹 - "govern, correct, chief"

尹

  • Meaning

    尹 means "govern, correct, chief."

    1. Govern - To rule; to administer.

    2. Correct - To rectify.

    3. Chief - A leader; a head official.

    4. 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.
  • Onyomitip

    in(イン) イン

  • Kunyomitip

    osa(おさ) おさ

    tada.su(ただ-す) ただ-す

  • Strokestip

    4 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    尸 (shikabane・kabane・shikabanekammuri)

  • Related Keywords
    govern correct chief inspector rule administer
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