Kanji N3

位: rank, grade, throne

位 is a JLPT N3 kanji meaning rank, grade, throne, written with 7 strokes. It is read イ (on) and くらい, ぐらい (kun). Children in Japan learn it in grade 4. You will see it in 単位 (たんい, unit) and 地位 (ちい, position).

位

Meanings

  • rank
  • grade
  • throne
  • crown
  • about
  • some
Strokes7
JLPT levelN3
School gradeGrade 4
Frequency#276 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • イ

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • くらい
  • ぐらい

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

Watch the stroke order

Every stroke in order, the live one in vermilion. Replay as often as you like.

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Now draw it

Trace each stroke in order. Wrong direction or wrong order gets flagged right away.

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Your turn: draw stroke 1 of 7. Start at the dot.

Common words with 位

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 単位たんい

    unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination

    JLPT N3
  • 地位ちい

    (social) position; status; standing

    JLPT N3
  • 位置いち

    place; position; location

    JLPT N3
  • 位くらい

    throne; crown; (nobleman's) seat

    JLPT N3
  • 上位じょうい

    superior (in rank); top; ranking

    JLPT N1
  • 下位かい

    low rank; lower position; subordinate position

    JLPT N1
  • 優位ゆうい

    predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage

    JLPT N1
  • 首位しゅい

    first place; head position; leading position

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.