Keyword
government minister
- retainer
- subject
- Frequency
- #1249
- Strokes
- 7
- Grade
- 4
- JLPT (old)
- N2
- Heisig
- 911
Readings
ジン75%
シン25%
Mnemonic
An eye turned sideways bows low in front of the throne, never daring to look up: the loyal government minister.
Stroke order
Used in kanji
監supervise蔵stash臨face something覧view姫princess卧lie down臤wise and hardy臥lie down and rest茞fragrant plant宦government minister under a roof朢look at熈shine熙sunny臧hidden good頣to view others with raised eyes嚚argumentative擥drive away盬salt pit譼to supervise贒virtuous覽view [old]鑒take warning from鹽salt [old]
Used in vocabulary
臣
retainer; attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight)
Noun
左大臣
Minister of the Left (second-ranked official in the Department of State under the ritsuryō system)
Noun
右大臣
Minister of the Right (third-ranked official in the Department of State under the ritsuryō system)
Noun