Kanji Detail for 臣 - "subject, servant, loyal"

臣

Jōyō Kanji
Kyōiku Kanji

JLPT N2

ES grade 4

Meaning
臣 means "subject, servant, loyal."
1. Subject - A person under authority.
2. Servant - One who serves.
3. Minister - A government official.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

retainer; subject

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

minister, statesman, official; Kangxi radical 131

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

surname Chen

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

minister, statesman, official, vassal

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

A term for those who serve in a monarchy. Such as 重臣 (important minister), 名臣 (famous minister). | Those under one's authority are called 臣. Such as saying 臣僕 (servant), 臣妾 (female servant). Anciently, serving two ruling families was called 貳臣 (disloyal minister). | When ancients conversed, they often called themselves 臣. Like today's 僕 (I, humble).
Onyomi

jin(じん)

shin(しん)
Kunyomi

omi(おみ)
Strokes

7 strokes
Radical

臣 (shin)
Related Keywords
subject servant minister official vassal retainer follower attendant loyal devoted humble serve duty allegiance subordinate citizen faithful obedient courtier