Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

2007 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 11

Meaning: military officer, jailer, old man, rank

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: ジョウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: thumb, inch

Examples

Onyomi Examples

イカン officer below the rank of major, company officer

チュウイ first lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade

ショウイ second lieutenant, sublieutenant, ensign

ジョウ inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system), (noh) old man, white ash (of charcoal)

ジョウビタキ Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)

黒式 コクシキジョウ noh mask used for old man roles (usu. black)