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Kanji: 正

KANJI
正
5 strokes
READINGS
KUN 訓
ただしい
ただす
まさ
まさに
 ON 音 
セイ
ショウ
STROKE ORDER
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JLPT Level:
JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:
Kanken Level 10 (learned at completion of 1st grade)
Grade:
Taught during the 1st grade in Japan
Radical:
止
Radical name:
とめる
Meaning:
Correct, justice, righteous, 10**40
Usage:
Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 150 kanji are used more often.
JLPT Level Word Meaning
N4
正(ただ)しい
correct
N3
修正(しゅうせい)
amendment, correction, revision, modification
N3
正午(しょうご)
noon, mid-day
N3
正直(しょうじき)
honesty, integrity, frankness
N3
正(せい)
(logical) true, regular
N3
正確(せいかく)
accurate, punctuality, exactness, authenticity, veracity
N3
正式(せいしき)
due form, official, formality
N3
不正(ふせい)
injustice, unfairness
N2
改正(かいせい)
revision, amendment, alteration
N2
公正(こうせい)
justice, fairness, impartiality
N2
正味(しょうみ)
net (weight)
N2
正面(しょうめん)
the front, honesty
N2
正方形(せいほうけい)
square
N2
正門(せいもん)
main gate, main entrance
N1
正解(せいかい)
correct, right, correct interpretation (answer solution)
N1
正規(せいき)
regular, legal, formal, established, legitimate
N1
正義(せいぎ)
justice, right, righteousness, correct meaning
N1
正常(せいじょう)
normalcy, normality, normal
N1
正当(せいとう)
just, justifiable, right, due, proper, equitable, reasonable, legitimate, lawful
N1
是正(ぜせい)
correction, revision
N1
訂正(ていせい)
correction, revision
N1
正(まさ)しく
surely, no doubt, evidently
Certain kanji information is from KANJIDIC, which is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.
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