KanjiN4Grade 1 · 小15 strokesRadical 止#143 in newspapers
正 · correct, justice
正 is a kanji meaning correct, justice, righteous, 10**40. It has 5 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.
On'yomi · from Chinese
- セイsei
- ショウshō
Kun'yomi · Japanese
- ただしいtadashii
- ただすtadasu
- まさmasa
- まさにmasani
Practise the N4 kanji
In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.
Words that use 正 · 23 in our JLPT lists
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 正月しょうがつ | しょうがつ | New Year, New Year's Day | N4 |
| 正しいただしい | ただしい | correct | N4 |
| 修正しゅうせい | しゅうせい | amendment, correction | N3 |
| 正午しょうご | しょうご | noon, mid-day | N3 |
| 正直しょうじき | しょうじき | honesty, integrity, frankness | N3 |
| 正せい | せい | (logical) true, regular | N3 |
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| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 正確せいかく | せいかく | accurate, punctuality, exact | N3 |
| 正式せいしき | せいしき | official, formal | N3 |
| 公正こうせい | こうせい | justice, fairness, impartiality | N3 |
| 不正ふせい | ふせい | injustice, unfairness | N3 |
| 正体しょうたい | しょうたい | natural shape, one's true colors, true character | N3 |
| 正規せいき | せいき | regular, legitimate | N3 |
| 改正かいせい | かいせい | revision, amendment, alteration | N2 |
| 正味しょうみ | しょうみ | net (weight) | N2 |
| 正面しょうめん | しょうめん | front | N2 |
| 正方形せいほうけい | せいほうけい | square | N2 |
| 正門せいもん | せいもん | main gate, main entrance | N2 |
| 正解せいかい | せいかい | correct, right answer, solution | N1 |
| 正義せいぎ | せいぎ | justice, right, righteousness | N1 |
| 正常せいじょう | せいじょう | normalcy, normality, normal | N1 |
| 正当せいとう | せいとう | just, due, proper | N1 |
| 是正ぜせい | ぜせい | correction, revision | N1 |
| 訂正ていせい | ていせい | correction, revision | N1 |
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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