Memory phrase for the character: 位

位

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Meaning

grade, rank, position

Pronunciation

I
kurai

Explanation

 Left: person 亻/人, right: to stand 立

Mnemonic
 
People are standing according to their rank.

Radicals

亻 personThis radical is understood as an identical variant of "person" 人, and shows a person who stands with the legs apart.
立 to standA person with wide hips 六 stands upright on the ground 一.




 Vocabulary

位 くらい  grade, rank
どの位 どのくらい  How long, how much (usually Hiragana)
地位 ちい  (social) position, status
上位 じょうい  superior (rank not class), host computer (of connected device)
位置 いち  place, situation, position, location
優位 ゆうい  predominance, ascendancy, superiority
単位 たんい  unit, denomination, credit (in school)
爵位 しゃくい  royal and noble rank​

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