KanjiN1Grade 5 · 小513 strokesRadical 羊#415 in newspapers

義 · righteousness, justice

義 is a kanji meaning righteousness, justice, morality, honor. It has 13 strokes and is on the JLPT N1 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

None in KANJIDIC2.

Practise the N1 kanji

In 第14巻 JLPT N1, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 義
Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
講義こうぎ	こうぎ	a lecture	N4
主義しゅぎ	しゅぎ	doctrine, cause, principle	N3
義務ぎむ	ぎむ	duty, obligation, responsibility	N3
意義いぎ	いぎ	meaning, significance	N2
義理ぎり	ぎり	debt of gratitude, obligation	N1
正義せいぎ	せいぎ	justice, right, righteousness	N1

Show all 7 words

More words that use 義
Word	Reading	Meaning	Level
定義ていぎ	ていぎ	definition	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.

13 strokes