Kanji: 典

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N1 (most advanced level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 7 (completion of 4th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 4th grade in Japan
Radical:	八 Radical name: はち
Meaning:	Code, ceremony, law, rule
Usage:	Appears regularly in Japanese newspapers, but about 1100 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	辞典(じてん)	dictionary
N3	典型(てんけい)	type, pattern, archetypal
N2	古典(こてん)	old book, classics, classic
N2	百科事典(ひゃっかじてん)	encyclopedia
N1	原典(げんてん)	original (text)
N1	百科辞典(ひゃっかじてん)	encyclopedia