尉 = 示 + 寸 + 尸

尉 is a Japanese kanji written with 11 strokes, listed here under the keyword “military officer”. It is built from 示 (show), 寸 (measurement) and 尸 (corpse). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 1176. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: military officer
RTK frame: 1176
Strokes: 11
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): イ, ジョウ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: военный офицер
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 尉 officer

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 尉

How to find 尉 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “show” + “measurement” + “corpse”. 尉 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 尉 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.