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: イ ジョウ
Composition: 寸
Radical: 寸
Meaning: thumb, inch
尉官 (イカン) officer below the rank of major, company officer
中尉 (チュウイ) first lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade
少尉 (ショウイ) second lieutenant, sublieutenant, ensign
尉 (ジョウ) inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system), (noh) old man, white ash (of charcoal)
尉鶲 (ジョウビタキ) Daurian redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)
黒式尉 (コクシキジョウ) noh mask used for old man roles (usu. black)