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臣

N2

Stroke Order

Meanings

  • retainer
  • subject

On'yomi (音読み)

  • シン
  • ジン
Strokes
7
JLPT Level
N2
Frequency
#719
School Grade
Grade 4
Radical
臣#131 · minister

Components

Common Words

  • 臣おみNoun
    retainer, attendant
  • 大臣だいじんNoun
    cabinet minister
  • 総理大臣そうりだいじんNoun
    prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government), premier
  • 忠臣ちゅうしんNoun
    loyal retainer, loyal subject
  • 国務大臣こくむだいじんNoun
    minister of state, cabinet minister (in Japan)
  • 内大臣ないだいじんNoun
    Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945)
  • 家臣かしんNoun
    vassal, retainer
  • 重臣じゅうしんNoun
    chief vassal, senior statesman

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