5 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 1st grade
JLPT exam level N4

correct, justice, righteous, 10**40

Kun'yomi
  • right ②proper
  • to ask (about)
  • exact
  • exactly ②right (when) ③just (about to) ④really (ought to)
On'yomi
  • (logical) true ②10^40 ③original ④thesis (in dialectics)
  • ショウ
    exactly ②correct ③greater (of equal court ranks) ④director (highest of the four administrative positions of the ritsuryō period)
Nanori
  • おお
  • くに
  • まさし
  • ただし

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Character Breakdown

correct, justice, righteous
セイ ショウ ただし (1st, N4)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)

Common Words

(logical) true ②10^40 ③original ④thesis (in dialectics)
justice ②correct meaning
true character ②consciousness
right ②proper
honest ②honestly
correct answer ②right decision
Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)
famous sword ②sake
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References

Unicode hex code 6B63
JIS X 0208 1-32-21
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 27
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2955
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 3484
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 4296
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 2172
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 109
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 205
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 16255
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 41
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 275
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 275
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 46
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 203
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 79
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 42
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 139
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 407
AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.17
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1128
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 385
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2m3.3
Four corner code 1010.1
De Roo Code 3173