Kanji Detail for 隷 - "servant"

隷

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning

隷 means "servant." Also associated with retainer, to obey.
1. To follow - To attach; to serve.
2. Servant - Attendant; low-ranking official.
Words using 隷
- 奴隷どれい slave; servant; slavery
Tattoo check: 隷
- Verified meaning: servant
- Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
- Also carries these associations: retainer, to obey
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

slave; servant; prisoner; criminal; follower

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

be subservient to; servant

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

variant of 隸|隶[li4]
Onyomi

rei(レイ)
Kunyomi

shimobe(しもべ)

shitaga.u(したが-う)
Strokes

16 strokes
Radical

隶 (tai・reizukuri)
Related Keywords

servant retainer to follow to obey attach slave subject attendant bondman dependent follower subordinate