Moto 尉: Military Officer; Jailer; Old ManKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- イ、ジョウ
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 26 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (イ・ジョウ)
- 大尉たいいcaptain (Army, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy)
- 中尉ちゅういfirst lieutenant; lieutenant junior grade
- 一尉いちいcaptain (JASDF, JGSDF); lieutenant (senior grade) (JMSDF)
- 少尉しょういsecond lieutenant; sublieutenant
- 三尉さんいsecond lieutenant (JGSDF)
- 三等陸尉さんとうりくいsecond lieutenant (JGSDF)
- 上級准尉じょうきゅうじゅんいchief warrant officer
- 二尉にいfirst lieutenant (JGSDF)
- 二等陸尉にとうりくいfirst lieutenant (JGSDF)
- 准尉じゅんいwarrant officer
- 准空尉じゅんくういwarrant officer (JASDF)
- 尉じょうinspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryo system)
- 尉官いかんofficer below the rank of major; company officer
- 尉鶲じょうびたきDaurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)
- 海尉かいいlower-grade officer rank (JMSDF)
- 白額尉鶲しろびたいじょうびたきcommon redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
- 空尉くうい(Self Defense Force's Air Force) captain (defence); lieutenant
- 空軍大尉くうぐんたいいair force captain
- 黒式尉こくしきじょうnoh mask used for old man roles (usu. black)
- 黒色尉こくしきじょうnoh mask used for old man roles (usu. black)
Other readings
- 高砂の尉と姥たかさごのじょうとうば(Japanese) Darby and Joan
- １尉いちいcaptain (JASDF, JGSDF); lieutenant (senior grade) (JMSDF)
- ２尉にいfirst lieutenant (JGSDF)
- ２等陸尉にとうりくいfirst lieutenant (JGSDF)
- ３尉さんいsecond lieutenant (JGSDF)
- ３等陸尉さんとうりくいsecond lieutenant (JGSDF)
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