# 隷 — slave; servant

隷 means “slave; servant”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: レイ (rei). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: slave; servant
- On'yomi: レイ (rei)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Society 2

## How to remember 隷

Parts: 士 samurai · 示 indicate · 隶 grab from behind

## More in the “Society 2” set

[庶](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/commoner/) · [班](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/work-group/) · [俗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/common-customs/) · [宴](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/banquet/) · [隷](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/slave/) · [蛮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/barbarian/) · [謁](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/audience-with-a-ruler/)

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