隷

Slave

Also: Servant, Prisoner, Criminal

On'yomi

  • れい rei

Kun'yomi

  • したが shitaga
  • しもべ shimobe
Stroke count
16
Radical
隶 slave · Kangxi radical 171
JLPT level
N1
School grade
Secondary school

隷 has 16 strokes and its Kangxi radical is 隶 (slave), number 171. Hashidari places it at JLPT N1. Japanese students learn it in junior high and high school.

No official JLPT kanji list exists: the level is Hashidari's own placement. How we place kanji

JLPT N1 kanji list · Secondary school kanji list (jōyō kanji after grade 6) · All kanji