尉military officer
尉
Iい
military officer
Jouじょう
Examples
大尉たいいcaptain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF)
中尉ちゅういfirst lieutenant
尉 (I) is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning “military officer, jailer, old man”. It is taught in secondary school and written in 11 strokes.
On'yomi
- イI
- ジョウJou
Kun'yomi
—Example words with 尉
- 大尉たいいcaptain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF)
- 中尉ちゅういfirst lieutenant
- 少尉しょういsecond lieutenant