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JLPT N1 · 6 strokes

The kanji 吏 — “government official”

吏 means government official and is a JLPT N1 kanji. It has 6 strokes and uses the mouth radical (口).

Stroke order · 6 strokes

On'yomi (音読み): リ
Kun'yomi (訓読み): —
Radical: 口 · mouth
Strokes: 6

How to remember 吏

A person of the office, document in hand — a bureaucrat. 官吏 — an old-fashioned word, found in history books.

Example words with 吏

On'yomi readings

官吏かんりgovernment official, bureaucrat

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