典 — kanji meaning “code”
典
code, ceremony, law, rule
- Meanings
- code, ceremony, law, rule
- On'yomi
- テン (ten)、デン (den)
- Kun'yomi
- ふみ、のり
- Name readings
- すけ、つね、の
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 4
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1055 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 12
- Chinese reading
- diǎn — Chinese character page
Words with 典
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 古典 | こてん koten | classic (work, esp. book); the classics |
| 典型 | てんけい tenkei | type; pattern; model |
| 辞典 | じてん jiten | dictionary; lexicon |
| 出典 | しゅってん shutten | source (e.g. quotation); authority |
| 特典 | とくてん tokuten | privilege; special favor; special favour |
| 式典 | しきてん shikiten | ceremony; rites |
| 祭典 | さいてん saiten | festival |
| 事典 | じてん jiten | encyclopedia |
| 経典 | きょうてん kyouten | sacred books; sutras; scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.) |
| 香典 | こうでん kouden | gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift |
| 聖典 | せいてん seiten | sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book |
| 原典 | げんてん genten | original (text) |
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