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隷 means 'slave'

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Strokes : 16    Frequency: 2141   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-41    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 7 words   Used in 24 words   Used in 2 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   レイ
Kun    しもべ   したが
  
⿰  ⿱   samurai   show   slave  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 隷 is used 1 time, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 隷 is used 24 times, read 1 way.
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1. slave; servant
2. slavery
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Henshall: 1924  Joy o' Kanji : 1924  Key to Kanji:

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レイ    slave   
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シ   samurai
ジ   シ   しめ to show   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
slave
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slashed yo
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yo; yell
stick   
スイ   みず water   
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