吏 — official, clerk
り
吏
official
Grade S
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
6 strokes
U+540F
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Heisig #748
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- official
- clerk
word
り ri On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
Components
Composed of
Used as component in (1)
Compound ideograph (会意). A person (大) who commands with their mouth (口) — an official, civil servant.