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臣

Retainer

WaniKani level 29JLPT N2Joyo grade 4Top 1,000-1,500 Β· #12497 strokes

Meanings

Retainer, Subject

On'yomi

しん、 γ˜γ‚“

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 臣

臣 is written in 7 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

臣 (Retainer) is taught on WaniKani at level 29 and appears in the JLPT N2 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 4 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1249 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 7 strokes.

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