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執事

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 執事

Noun
Freq #8215
1

steward; butler

2

court official

3

Christianity

deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)

Kanji in this Word

11 strokes
Frequency: 800
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

tenacious
take hold
grasp
take to heart

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シツ
シュウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
と.る
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
8 strokes
Frequency: 18
JLPT N3
Grade 3

Meanings

matter
thing
fact
business
reason
possibly

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
こと
つか.う
つか.える
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
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