JLPT N4 · 5 strokes
Kanji 正: "correct, justice, righteous"
The kanji 正 means "correct, justice, righteous, 10**40". It is written with 5 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N4, read セイ, ショウ in on'yomi and ただ.しい, ただ.す, まさ, まさ.に in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セイショウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ただ.しいただ.すまさまさ.に
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | correct, justice, righteous, 10**40 |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 5 |
| JLPT level | N4 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 1 |
| Frequency rank | 143 of 2,501 |
Common words with 正
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 正直honest; frank; candid; straightforward · honestly; frankly
- 正しいright; correct · proper; righteous; just; honest
- 正にexactly; just; precisely; really · right (when); just (as)
- 正確accurate; correct; precise; exact
- 正面the front · honest; upright; decent; proper
- 正体true character; true form; true colors; identity · consciousness; one's senses
- 正解correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation · right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
- 正面front; frontage; facade; main
- 正式formal; official; regular; proper
- 正義justice; right; righteousness · correct meaning; correct explanation
- 正面からde front, directement, sans détour, droit dans les yeux · de face
- 正しくassurément, précisément, exactement, sans aucun doute
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