字の旅3,000 years in four forms
Oracle bone · ShangShang · c. 1200 BCE甲2851 (商)
Oracle bone, bronze and small seal: Academia Sinica 小學堂, CC0. Today’s form: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0.
部首Radical · in Human Body & People
臣
臣 retainer, minister
しん shin
7 strokesRadical of 2 kanjiPart of 4
Your ink in 臣0% painted · 0 of 2 familiar
Origin · sourced
Pictogram象形
A vertical eye of a man looking downwards. As an individual character it has taken on the meanings “slave; servant; minister”, while the meaning relating to eyes appears when used as a radical, such as in 臨 (“to look down at”) and 監 (“to inspect”).
Source: Wiktionary, 臣 (rev. 92201464), CC BY-SA 4.0
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Service with a careful eye! Imagine a trusted advisor or a loyal minister watching over the kingdom with dedicated focus. This radical represents the elite class of servants and officials. When you see it, think of duty, observation, and the specialized role of someone who manages the affairs of a state.”
Where it sits in a kanji
Indicates high-ranking ministers, government officials, the act of serving, careful observation, or an official presence at a formal event.
育つ
What it grows into
Built from 臣, with sourced origins
一覧
Every kanji with 臣 as its radical
Most used first
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
All 2 kanji