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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
JōyōGrade 1
  1. 10^40
  2. ten duodecillion
  3. original

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

Radicals and components

Radical止stopComponents

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
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
正教せいきょう
orthodoxy; (Greek) orthodox church
正月しょうがつ
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

Stroke Order

5 strokes

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