# 位 — Rank

Frequency rank 323 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 告 (Announce), less common than 支 (Support).

- On’yomi: い
- Kun’yomi: くらい
- Radical: 人 Person (Kangxi 9)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX
- School grade: 4
- Strokes: 7

A leader (亻) takes a stand (立) — where you stand in the hierarchy determines your rank.

In words:

- 位 くらい — grade,rank,about
- 位置 いち — place,situation,position,location
- 位地 いち — place;situation;position;location

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