貞 — kanji meaning “upright”
貞
upright, chastity, constancy, righteousness
- Meanings
- upright, chastity, constancy, righteousness
- On'yomi
- テイ (tei)、ジョウ (jou)
- Kun'yomi
- ただし.い、さだ
- Name readings
- さざ、ただし、りょう
- Strokes
- 9
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #1389 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 154
- Chinese reading
- zhēn — Chinese character page
Words with 貞
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 童貞 | どうてい doutei | virginity (of a male); (male) virgin |
| 貞操 | ていそう teisou | chastity; virtue; fidelity |
| 不貞 | ふてい futei | unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity |
| 貞治 | じょうじ jouji | Jōji era (of the Northern Court) (1362.9.23-1368.2.18); Teiji era |
| 貞淑 | ていしゅく teishuku | chastity; virtue; fidelity |
| 貞節 | ていせつ teisetsu | chastity; fidelity; faithfulness |
| 貞享 | じょうきょう joukyou | Jōkyō era (1684.2.21-1688.9.30) |
| 安貞 | あんてい antei | Antei era (1227.12.10-1229.3.5) |
| 貞和 | じょうわ jouwa | Jōwa era (of the Northern Court) (1345.10.21-1350.2.27); Teiwa era |
| 貞潔 | ていけつ teiketsu | chastity; purity |
| 貞女 | ていじょ teijo | virtuous woman; faithful wife |
| 貞操観念 | ていそうかんねん teisoukannen | sense of virtue |
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