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Rule
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingテン
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 4Level 16

Meanings

  1. rule
  2. codeRtK
  3. ceremony
  4. law
  1. celebration
  2. law code
  3. sweden

Popular Usage

辞典古典原典

Radicals and components

Radical八eight
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Mnemonic (RtK)

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bend · tool (斤)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1969

Compound words

辞典じてん
dictionary; lexicon
古典こてん
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
祭典さいてん
festival
経典きょうてん
sacred books; sutras; scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)
英和辞典えいわじてん
English-Japanese dictionary
事典じてん
encyclopedia
式典しきてん
ceremony; rites
出典しゅってん
source (e.g. quotation); authority
典型てんけい
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar
特典とくてん
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative
古典的こてんてき
classical; classic
典型的てんけいてき
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical
百科事典ひゃっかじてん
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
国語辞典こくごじてん
Japanese-language dictionary; dictionary of a national language
栄典えいてん
honours
恩典おんてん
favour
外典がいてん
Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon)
瑞典スウェーデン
Sweden
典雅てんが
classical elegance
典麗てんれい
graceful
羅典ラテン
Latin (language)
辭典じてん
dictionary
羅典語ラテンご
Latin (language)
華燭の典かしょくのてん
wedding ceremony

On Reading Examples

私はいつも辞典を３冊手元に置いています。じてん
I always keep three dictionaries at hand.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は典型的な日本人だ。
He is a typical Japanese.tatoeba
彼は典型的な日本の住宅に住んでいた。
He lived in a typical Japanese-style house.tatoeba
彼は典型的な仕事人間だね。
He's a typical workaholic.tatoeba
彼は典型的なアメリカの少年のようだ。
He seems to be a typical American boy.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Standard, classic; rite. 曲 (a bound book) + 八 (a stand) — an important book on a stand.

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