11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1
military officer, jailer, old man, rank
On'yomi
イ ジョ ウ inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system) ②(noh) old man ③white ash (of charcoal)
Character Breakdown
military officer, jailer, old man
イ ジョウ (9th, N1)
show, indicate, point out
ジ しめ.す (5th, N3)
Common Words
inspector (third highest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system) ②(noh) old man ③white ash (of charcoal)
References
| Unicode hex code | 5C09 |
| JIS X 0208 | 1-16-51 |
| Nelson, A. Classic Nelson | 231 |
| Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1383 |
| Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary | 1685 |
| Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary | 2119 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) | 1105 |
| Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) | 1504 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji | 1095 |
| Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. | 1176 |
| Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage | 1765 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names | 1410 |
| O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji | 1232 |
| Morohashi Daikanwajiten | 7440 |
| Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters | 1004 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana | 1617 |
| Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) | 1725 |
| Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards | 1223 |
| Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards | 1423 |
| Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context | 1882 |
| Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide | 507 |
| Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete | 1104 |
| Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code | 4e6.4 |
| Four corner code | 7420.0 |
| De Roo Code | 3748 |