# 威 — Dignity

Frequency rank 1000 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 救 (Rescue), less common than 傾 (Lean).

- On’yomi: い
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 女 Woman (Kangxi 38)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

A spear on the left with a woman on the right — a woman wielding a spear commands respect, radiating dignity and authority.

In words:

- 威力 いりょく — power;might;authority;influence
- 威張る いばる — to be proud,to swagger
- 権威 けんい — authority;power;influence

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