# 吏 — civil servant

吏 means “civil servant”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. On'yomi: リ (ri). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: civil servant
- On'yomi: リ (ri)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Government 2

## How to remember 吏

Parts: 丈 length · 口 mouth; box

## Don't confuse it with

[否](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/deny/) · [右](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/right/) · [丈](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/length/) · [使](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/use/)

## More in the “Government 2” set

[宰](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/preside-over/) · [轄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/control/) · [藩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/feudal-domain/) · [勅](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imperial-decree/) · [詔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imperial-edict/) · [侯](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/marquis/) · [吏](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/civil-servant/) · [朕](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/the-royal-i/) · [璽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/imperial-seal/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/civil-servant/. Last updated 2026-11-01.