Info on the Kanji 正

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Meaning(s)

correct, justice, righteous, 10**40

Reading(s)

onyomi SEI, SHOU
kunyomi tada-shii, tada-su, masa

Other

stroke count 5
grade 1
jlpt level N4
Example words with 正
WordMeaning
せい
sei
greater / upper / senior / director / chief / exactly / precisely
こうせい
kousei
justice / fairness / impartiality
こうせい
kousei
proofreading / correction of press / calibration
しんせい
shinsei
genuine / authentic / true / pure
ただす
tadasu
to correct / to reform / to amend / to redress / to adjust / to straighten / to ascertain / to confirm / to verify / to make sure of / to enquire of someone about something / to question
まさに
masani
exactly / surely / certainly / just / on the verge / duly / naturally
せいあく
sei aku
right and wrong
せいあん
sei an
shouan era
せいい
sei i
true heart / correct meaning
せいいん
seiin
member / regular member / active member
せいおと
sei oto
correct chinese pronunciation of a character
せいらく
sei raku
court music / gagaku
しょうき
shouki
sanity / consciousness / soberness
せいきょう
sei kyou
orthodoxy / orthodox church
せいぎょう
seigyou
right action / correct meditative activity
しょうきん
shoukin
specie / bullion / cash
せいけん
sei ken
right view
まさよし
masayoshi
shougen era
しょうご
shougo
noon / mid-day
まさゆき
masayuki
correct practices
使せいし
sei shi
senior envoy / chief delegate
まさこ
masako
midnight
せいじ
seiji
correct characters / traditional characters
せいしつ
seishitsu
legal wife / room for receiving guests / heir / successor
せいしゃ
sei sha
certification that document copies are correct
せいしゅつ
sei shutsu
legitimate child
せいしょ
seisho
square characters / printing
せいしょく
sei shoku
primary colors / primary colours
せいせい
sei sei
accurate / exact / punctual / neat
西せいにし
sei nishi
due west
せいせつ
sei setsu
tangent
せいさき
sei saki
downstage center
せいだい
sei dai
fairness / justice
せいちゅう
seichuu
center of a noh stage / shouchuu era
せいあさ
sei asa
legitimate dynasty
せいちょう
sei chou
shouchou era
せいひがし
sei higashi
due east
せいとう
seitou
correct answer
せいどう
seidou
path of righteousness / path of duty / right track / correct path
せいみなみ
sei minami
due south
せいかぜ
sei kaze
right style
せいふく
sei fuku
uniform / regulation dress
せいもの
sei mono
genuine article
まさふみ
masafumi
authentic text
せいほう
seihou
square
せいきた
sei kita
due north
せいほん
sei hon
book of registration / text of a play
しょうみ
shoumi
net
まさき
masaki
japanese spindletree
まさめ
masame
straight grain / quartergrain
せいりつ
seiritsu
upright
たいしょう
taishou
taisho era
ちゅうせい
chuusei
impartiality / fairness
てんせい
ten sei
tenshou era
ふせい
fusei
injustice / unfairness / iniquity / impropriety / irregularity / dishonesty / illegality / fraud
ぶんせい
bun sei
bunshou era
ほうせい
housei
rectitude
しょうしょうがつ
shou shougatsu
the 14th-16th days of the lunar new year
色校しょくこうせい
shoku kousei
checking the colors on a colored proof
しんしょうがつ
shin shougatsu
january
しいただしい
tadashi i
right / just / correct / righteous / honest / truthful / proper / straightforward / perfect
しくただしく
tadashiku
surely / no doubt / evidently
会員せいかいいん
seikaiin
regular member
教員せいきょういん
sei kyouin
regular teacher / licensed teacher
教会せいきょうかい
seikyoukai
orthodox church
社員せいしゃいん
seishain
regular employee / permanent employee / full-time employee
電気せいでんき
sei denki
positive electric charge / positive charge
はちせいどう
hachi seidou
noble eightfold path
不公ふこうせい
fukousei
injustice / unfairness
ふせいもの
fusei mono
person in the wrong / malfeasant
きょうきょうせい
kyou sei
correction / remedy
公明こうめいせいだい
koumei sei dai
fairness / just and upright / aboveboard
金銀行しょうきんぎんこう
shoukin ginkou
specie bank
堂堂せいせいどうどう
sei seidou dou
fair and square / open and aboveboard
体不明しょうたいふめい
shoutaifumei
unidentifiable / unidentified
の代たいしょうのだい
taishou no dai
taisho era
時代たいしょうじだい
taishoujidai
taisho period
品行方ひんこうほうせい
hinkouhousei
irreproachable conduct / good conduct / high morals
会計ふせいかいけい
fusei kaikei
accounting fraud / irregular accounting
使用ふせいしよう
fuseishiyou
unauthorized use / misuse
文字ふせいもじ
fusei moji
illegal character
聞きききただす
kiki tadasu
to draw
問いといただす
toi tadasu
to enquire of someone about something / to question / to interrogate / to grill / to question in detail
しい行いただしいおこない
tadashi i okonai
right conduct
カルタてんせいかるた
ten sei karuta
portuguese card game popular in japan during the late 16th century
東方教会とうほうせいきょうかい
touhou seikyoukai
eastern orthodox church
二十日はつかしょうがつ
hatsuka shougatsu
twentieth day of the first month
ギリシアぎりしあせいきょう
girishia sei kyou
greek orthodox church
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