JLPT N1 · 9 strokes
Kanji 貞: "upright, chastity, constancy"
The kanji 貞 means "upright, chastity, constancy, righteousness". It is written with 9 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read テイ, ジョウ in on'yomi and ただし.い, さだ 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)
テイジョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
ただし.いさだ
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 | upright, chastity, constancy, righteousness |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 9 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1389 of 2,501 |
Common words with 貞
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 童貞virginity (of a male); (male) virgin · (Catholic) nun; sister
- 貞操chastity; virtue; fidelity
- 不貞unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
- 貞淑chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
- 貞firm adherence to one's principles · chastity (of a woman)
- 貞操観念sense of virtue
- 貞節chastity; fidelity; faithfulness; virtue
- 貞操帯chastity belt
- 貞潔chastity; purity
- 貞女virtuous woman; faithful wife
- 童貞喪失loss of virginity (of a male)
- 貞享Jōkyō era (1684.2.21-1688.9.30)
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