正 — kanji meaning “correct”
正
correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
- Meanings
- correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
- On'yomi
- セイ (sei)、ショウ (shou)
- Kun'yomi
- ただ.しい、ただ.す、まさ、まさ.に
- Name readings
- おお、くに、ま、まさし、ただし
- Strokes
- 5
- School grade
- 1
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #143 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 77
- Chinese reading
- zhèng, zhēng — Chinese character page
Words with 正
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 正直 | しょうじき shoujiki | honest; frank; candid |
| 修正 | しゅうせい shuusei | amendment; correction; revision |
| 改正 | かいせい kaisei | revision; amendment; alteration |
| 正義 | せいぎ seigi | justice; right; righteousness |
| 正式 | せいしき seishiki | formal; official; regular |
| 不正 | ふせい fusei | injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing |
| 正常 | せいじょう seijou | normal; regular |
| 正規 | せいき seiki | regular; normal; formal |
| 正面 | しょうめん shoumen | front; frontage; facade |
| 正当 | せいとう seitou | just; justifiable; right |
| 正しい | ただしい tadashii | right; correct |
| 正解 | せいかい seikai | correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation |
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