Today’s #kanji is #位, which is listed under the radical of #にんべん(亻). It is a compound ideograph made of 人 (a person) and 立 (to stand). The original meaning is a person staying standing in the imperial court, from which 位 started to have the meaning of the position or class of a person in a group.
Meaning: an official rank, position, class, order Reading: イ、くらい
位置(イチ): n. a position, a place 上位(ジョウイ): n. a higher rank, precedence 各位(カクイ): n. all concerned
関係者各位: To whom it may concern
学位(ガクイ): n. an academic degree 首位(シュイ): n. the first place, the leading position (≒ 一位(イチイ)) 単位(タンイ): n. a unit, a denomination, 【education】 a credit 方位(ホウイ): n. a point of the compass, a direction, 品位(ヒンイ): n. dignity, grace, nobility; a grade, quality
位(くらい)が上(あ)がる: to rise in rank 千(せん)の位(くらい): the thousands digit (the fourth figure to the left of the decimal point)
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23 July, 2022
Today's #kanji is 偶, which is listed under its semantic element of #にんべん(亻), which s...
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