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What is the Kanji for 'Nun' and 'Priestess'? | 尼

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for 'Nun' and 'Priestess', you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for 'Nun' and 'Priestess' is 尼.

    kanji

    尼

    Meaning

    Nun, Priestess

    Reading

    kunyomiあま

    ama

    onyomiに

    ni

    Parts

    匕Spoon 尸Corpse

    Radical

    尸

    Stroke Count

    5

    JLPT

    N1

    Grade

    9

    Frequency

    1529

    Handwriting

Parts of the Kanji 尼

If you visually break down this kanji, you can see it is made up of 2 parts:

    radical

    匕

    Meaning

    Spoon

    radical

    尸

    Meaning

    Corpse

尼 As Part Of Other Kanji

This kanji appears as part of one other kanji:

    kanji

    泥

    Meaning

    Mud, Adhere to

Kanji Related to 尼 Through the Part 匕

These 9 kanji contain the part 匕 as well.

    kanji

    能

    Meaning

    Ability

    kanji

    旨

    Meaning

    Purport, Delicious

    kanji

    壱

    Meaning

    One

    kanji

    匂

    Meaning

    Fragrance, Scent

    kanji

    死

    Meaning

    Death

    kanji

    化

    Meaning

    Change

    kanji

    老

    Meaning

    Old, Aged

    kanji

    北

    Meaning

    North

    kanji

    頃

    Meaning

    Approximate

Kanji Related to 尼 Through the Part 尸

These 21 kanji contain the part 尸 as well.

    kanji

    尉

    Meaning

    Company officer, Military officer

    kanji

    展

    Meaning

    Unfold, Expand

    kanji

    漏

    Meaning

    Leak

    kanji

    屋

    Meaning

    Shop, Roof

    kanji

    殿

    Meaning

    Palace, Formal honorific title

    kanji

    尾

    Meaning

    End, Tail

    kanji

    倉

    Meaning

    Warehouse

    kanji

    属

    Meaning

    Belong

    kanji

    局

    Meaning

    Bureau

    kanji

    遅

    Meaning

    Slow, Late

    kanji

    屈

    Meaning

    Crouch, Yield

    kanji

    尻

    Meaning

    Butt, Buttocks

    kanji

    尺

    Meaning

    Foot (measure)

    kanji

    声

    Meaning

    Voice

    kanji

    履

    Meaning

    Fulfill, Footgear

    kanji

    層

    Meaning

    Layer

    kanji

    刷

    Meaning

    Printing

    kanji

    戸

    Meaning

    Door

    kanji

    届

    Meaning

    Report, Deliver

    kanji

    尿

    Meaning

    Urine, Pee

    kanji

    居

    Meaning

    Reside, Be

Learn the Kanji 尼

Let's make sure you fully understand this kanji.

What does 尼 mean?

尼 means 'Nun' and 'Priestess'.

Japanese school students learn this kanji in Senior Highschool, while non-native learners often study it for the JLPT N1 exam.

To help you master this kanji, here's an interactive lesson where you'll practice its readings and meanings.