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The Kanji Map

Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

Stroke count: 6

Meaning: officer, an official

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: リ

Composition: 丈 口

吏

Radical

Radical: 口

Meaning: mouth, opening

Reading: くち

Frequency: 1146

Alternative forms:

(alt radical position hen)

口

Examples

Onyomi Examples

吏 (リ) government official, public official

吏員 (リイン) official

官吏 (カンリ) government official, public servant, civil servant

刑吏 (ケイリ) executioner

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