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)
- にんべん
- 立
