Moto 吏: Officer; An OfficialKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- リ
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 42 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (リ)
- 官吏かんりgovernment official; clerk
- 下吏かりlower official
- 俗吏ぞくりpetty official
- 公吏こうりpublic official
- 刀筆の吏とうひつのりminor official
- 刑吏けいりexecutioner
- 収税吏しゅうぜいりtax collector
- 吏りgovernment official; public official
- 吏人りじんofficials
- 吏僚りりょうpublic servant; government official
- 吏党りとうparty of officials
- 吏務りむthe work of officials
- 吏吐りとIdu (archaic writing system that uses Chinese characters to represent the Korean language)
- 吏員りいんofficial
- 吏臭りしゅうofficialism; red tape
- 吏道りどうofficial ethics
- 吏部りぶMinistry of Personnel (Tang-dynasty China)
- 執行吏しっこうりbailiff
- 執達吏しったつりbailiff
- 官公吏かんこうりofficialdom
- 小吏しょうりpetty official
- 属吏ぞくりa subordinate (official)
- 市吏員しりいんemployee; city official
- 幕吏ばくりshogunate official
- 廷吏ていりcourt attendant; court clerk
- 徴税吏ちょうぜいりtax collector
- 捕吏ほりconstable; policeman
- 汚吏おりcorrupt official
- 消防吏員しょうぼうりいんfire officer
- 獄吏ごくりjailer; gaoler
- 税吏ぜいりtax collector; tax official
- 税関吏ぜいかんりcustoms officer
- 絞刑吏こうけいりhangman
- 能吏のうりable official; capable official
- 良吏りょうりgood official
- 警吏けいりpolice officer
- 警察吏員けいさつりいんpolice officer
- 貪官汚吏たんかんおりcorrupt government official
- 賤吏せんりlow-ranking official
- 酷吏こくりunsparing official; unmerciful administrator
- 長吏ちょうりeta (Edo period)
Other readings
- 吏読りとIdu (archaic writing system that uses Chinese characters to represent the Korean language)
Kanji that often appear with 吏
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