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Kanji dictionary: 隷 (slave)
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隷
Slave
This kanji has
16
strokes. It is being learnt at
grade 8
.
This kanji belongs to
jōyō (regular-use)
kanji.
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Meaning:
slave, servant, prisoner, criminal, follower
On reading:
レイ
rei
Kun reading:
したが-う、しもべ
shitaga-u, shimobe
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奴隷
どれい
a slave, slavery, bondage
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