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Keyword
principled
  • upright
  • chastity
  • constancy
  • righteousness
Frequency
#1389
Strokes
9
Grade
8
JLPT (old)
N1
Heisig
58
Readings
テイ
ジョウ
ただし.い
さだ
Mnemonic
A divining rod twitches toward a shellfish on the market stall, and the merchant refuses a bribe to cheat, a truly principled seller.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in kanji
Used in vocabulary
童どう貞てい
virginity (of a male); (male) virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister
Noun
貞てい
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
Noun
貞てい操そう
chastity; virtue; fidelity
Noun
不ふ貞てい
unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity
Noun
貞じょう治じ
Jōji era (of the Northern Court) (1362.9.23-1368.2.18); Teiji era
Noun
貞てい淑しゅく
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
Na-adjective
不ふ貞て寝ね
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
Noun
貞てい節せつ
chastity; fidelity; faithfulness; virtue
Noun
貞じょう享きょう
Jōkyō era (1684.2.21-1688.9.30)
Noun
不貞腐ふてくされる
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
Ichidan verb
安あん貞てい
Antei era (1227.12.10-1229.3.5)
Noun
貞じょう和わ
Jōwa era (of the Northern Court) (1345.10.21-1350.2.27); Teiwa era
Noun
貞てい潔けつ
chastity; purity
Na-adjective
貞てい女じょ
virtuous woman; faithful wife
Noun