A kanji
正
correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
- 5 strokes
- Taught in grade 1 (kyōiku kanji)
- No. 143 of 2,500 in newspapers
On'yomi
セイ、ショウ
Kun'yomi
ただ.しい、ただ.す、まさ、まさ.に
A dot marks where the okurigana begin.
Stroke order
Stroke order is from KanjiVG, copyright Ulrich Apel, under CC BY-SA 3.0. A kanji is drawn only where KanjiVG and KANJIDIC2 count the same number of strokes.
Shapes inside it
The shapes EDRDG's KRADFILE lists 正 as containing. It is a lookup aid for finding a kanji by its parts: it says what the character contains, not where it comes from, and a shape need not be a kanji.
Written with 正 23 words
Grouped by JLPT level, easiest first, and oldest first within a level.
JLPT N4 · 2 words
JLPT N3 · 10 words
- 正せい(logical) true, regular
- 修正しゅうせいamendment, correction
- 正午しょうごnoon, mid-day
- 正直しょうじきhonesty, integrity, frankness
- 正確せいかくaccurate, punctuality, exact
- 正式せいしきofficial, formal
- 公正こうせいjustice, fairness, impartiality
- 不正ふせいinjustice, unfairness
- 正体しょうたいnatural shape, one's true colors, true character
- 正規せいきregular, legitimate
JLPT N2 · 5 words
JLPT N1 · 6 words
Some of these words show it as a part of their “Taken apart” row: see the words taken apart with 正.
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