N1
尉 meaning and readings
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Kanji
尉
N1
- Meaning
- Office, rank (referring to a ‘high-ranking officer’ in the military)
- Onyomi
- イ
- Kunyomi
- -
- Formula
- 尉 = 尸 + 示 + 寸。
Story
尉 is analyzed as a combination of 尸 (person sitting), 示 (god, religion, ancient monuments), 寸 (hand) and denotes Office, rank (referring to a ‘high-ranking officer’ in the military).
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