Japanese symbol for “diggers”

真正水平派

しんせいすいへいは

Romaji: shinseisuiheiha

Diggers (17th-century group of English Protestant radicals); True Levellers

In Japanese, diggers is 真正水平派, read しんせいすいへいは (shinseisuiheiha).

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Meanings

n Diggers (17th-century group of English Protestant radicals); True Levellers

Kanji and stroke order

真

true, reality, Buddhist sect

on: シン
kun: ま、ま-、まこと

10 strokes · JLPT 3

正

correct, justice, righteous

on: セイ、ショウ
kun: ただ.しい、ただ.す、まさ、まさ.に

5 strokes · JLPT 3

水

water

on: スイ
kun: みず、みず-

4 strokes · JLPT 4

平

even, flat, peace

on: ヘイ、ビョウ、ヒョウ
kun: たい.ら、たい.らげる、ひら

5 strokes · JLPT 2

派

faction, group, party

on: ハ

9 strokes · JLPT 1

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
写真	しゃしん shashin	photograph; photo; picture
真実	しんじつ shinjitsu	truth; reality
真ん中	まんなか mannaka	middle; centre; center
真相	しんそう shinsou	truth; real situation
真理	しんり shinri	truth
真剣	しんけん shinken	serious; earnest
正直	しょうじき shoujiki	honest; frank; candid
修正	しゅうせい shuusei	amendment; correction; revision
水着	みずぎ mizugi	bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
平和	へいわ heiwa	peace; harmony
派遣	はけん haken	dispatch; despatch; deployment

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