Word Meaning

ri

吏 is read as り (ri) and means government official.

Meaning

English

  1. government official
  2. public official

Reading

Kana

Romaji

ri

Stroke Sequence

1 Characters • 6 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 3級 Rank 136795 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

吏人

りじん

officials

吏部

りぶ

Ministry of Personnel (Tang dynasty China)

吏党

りとう

party of officials

吏員

りいん

official

吏務

りむ

the work of officials

吏道

りどう

official ethics

官吏

かんり

government official

長吏

ちょうり

administrator of a temple

下吏

かり

lower official

小吏

しょうり

petty official

公吏

こうり

local government official

官公吏

かんこうり

officialdom

Example Sentences

10

かれはせいれんなかんりとしてゆうめいだ

He is famous for being an upright official.

ぜいりがみせにちょうさにきた

A tax officer came to the shop for an investigation.

そのちほうのしょうりはしんせつだった

That minor local official was kind.

ごくりがしゅうじんのようすをうかがう

The jailer is watching the prisoners.

かれはゆうのうなのうりとしてしゅっせした

He rose in rank as a capable official.

こうりのしごとはたきにわたる

The work of public officials is wide-ranging.

かきゅうのりいんがまどぐちでsetsumeishita

A lower-level official explained at the counter.

かれはながねんかんりをつとめている

He has served as a government official for many years.

りいんのりんりきていがげんかくかされた

The code of ethics for officials has been tightened.

I have one of my friends who graduated from university and became a fine public servant. Once he told me that what he had learned from school had been useless. However, what little philosophy he had learned proved to be of great benefit.