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正

correct
Stroke count: 5

Readings

On readingセイ、ショウ
Kun readingただ.しい、ただ.す、まさ、まさ.に
JLPT level: N4JōyōGrade 1

Meanings

  1. correctRtK
  2. 10**40
  3. justice
  4. righteous
  1. 10^40
  2. ten duodecillion
  3. original

Synonyms

負

Popular Usage

正しい修正正午正直正確正式改正公正正味正面正門正方形

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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one (一) · ceiling (冖) · stop (止) · footprint (止)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 405

Compound words

正しいただしい
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
修正しゅうせい
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration
正確せいかく
accurate; correct; precise; exact
正午しょうご
noon; midday
正式せいしき
formal; official; regular; proper; legal
正直しょうじき
honest; frank; candid; straightforward; honestly
改正かいせい
revision; amendment; alteration
公正こうせい
justice; fairness; impartiality
正味しょうみ
net (amount); clear; full (e.g. working hours); net weight; net price
正面しょうめん
front; frontage; facade; main
正門せいもん
main gate; main entrance
正方形せいほうけい
square
正室せいしつ
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
修正するしゅうせいする
to amend; to correct
賀正がしょう
A Happy New Year!
矯正きょうせい
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
更正こうせい
correction; revision; rectification
校正こうせい
proofreading; calibration
是正ぜせい
correction; revision; redressing; rectifying
正すただす
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to amend; to redress
正にまさに
exactly; just; precisely; really; truly
正解せいかい
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice
正規せいき
regular; normal; formal; legal; established
正義せいぎ
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

On Reading Examples

彼は時間に正確なことが自慢だった。せいかく
He was proud of his punctuality.tatoeba
彼は正気に戻った。しょうき
He recovered the balance of his mind.tatoeba
彼は正気と判断され、従って殺人罪で告発された。しょうき
He was judged sane and was therefore chargeable with murder.tatoeba
彼は正気ではない。しょうき
He's not all there.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は文学を正しく鑑賞できるようになった。
He learned to appreciate literature.tatoeba
彼は不正直だという悪評がある。
He has a bad reputation of being dishonest.tatoeba
彼は不正との戦いに一生をささげた。
He dedicated his life to fighting corruption.tatoeba
彼は貧乏だが正直だ。
He is poor, but honest.tatoeba
いずれが正しいかは判然としない。
It is not certain which is right.wiki
基本的に仕事熱心で割と規則正しい生活
They are basically work-minded and lead comparatively well-regulated lives.wiki
正午に京都御所を出発。
The procession starts at Kyoto Imperial Palace at noon.wiki
正午頃、戦いが始まった。
The battle began around noon.wiki
正確な没年は不明。
The accurate year of his death is unknown.wiki
正確な所在地は不明。
An accurate place where it was deployed is unknown.wiki
正式名称は本願寺。
The formal name is Hongan-ji Temple.wiki
正式には藤原清忠。
His formal name was FUJIWARA no Kiyotada.wiki
南に正面を向く。
The front was facing south.wiki
御所正面入口の正門。
The main gate on the front entrance of the Gosho.wiki
一般的には折り紙専用の正方形の紙を使う。
A square paper exclusively for origami is commonly used.wiki
形状は、円形で中心部に正方形の穴が開けられいる。
Kanei-tsuho was round and included a square hole in the center.wiki
楼門－寺の正門である。
Romon Gate: The temple's main entrance.wiki
仏教寺院の正門である三門の異称。
Another name for the main gate of a Buddhist temple.wiki

Stroke Order

5 strokes

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