13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 5th grade
JLPT exam level N1

righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning

On'yomi
  • morality ②meaning ③nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws) ④prosthesis
Nanori
  • ただし
  • ちか
  • のり
  • よし

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

63.7%
よし 36.3%

Character Breakdown

righteousness, justice, morality
ギ よし ただし (5th, N1)
sheep(羊) variant
to divide
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
ego, I, selfish
わが- われ わ (6th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)

Contained In

Common Words

justice ②correct meaning
secret techniques (of an art or skill)
morality ②meaning ③nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws) ④prosthesis
artificial body
Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (kabuki play)
Commentary on the Ryō (833 CE)
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References

Unicode hex code 7FA9
JIS X 0208 1-21-33
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3668
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4668
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Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 771
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Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 493
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Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 648
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2o11.3
Four corner code 8055.3
De Roo Code 959