Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

2009 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: slave, servant, prisoner, criminal, follower

Kunyomi: したが.う しもべ

Onyomi: レイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: slave, capture

Examples

Onyomi Examples

レイ clerical script (ancient, highly angular style of kanji)

レイショ clerical script (ancient, highly angular style of kanji)

性奴 セイドレイ sex slave, sexual slavery

性的奴 セイテキドレイ sex slave, sexual slavery

Kunyomi Examples

しもべ servant, manservant, menial