9 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 9th grade
JLPT exam level N1

upright, chastity, constancy, righteousness

Kun'yomi
  • ただし
  • さだ
On'yomi
  • firm adherence to one's principles ②chastity (of a woman)
  • ジョウ
Nanori
  • さざ
  • ただし
  • りょう

Main Radical

(KanXi) (Nelson)

Reading Commonality

テイ 92.4%
さだ 7.6%

Character Breakdown

upright, chastity, constancy
テイ さだ ジョウ (9th, N1)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
shellfish
かい バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)

Contained In

Common Words

virginity (of a male) ②(Catholic) nun
unfaithfulness
loss of virginity (of a male)
virtuous woman
to harp too long on a subject
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References

Unicode hex code 8C9E
JIS X 0208 1-36-71
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 803
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5768
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2083
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2586
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1321
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1792
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 55
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Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1318
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 982
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1238
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 36658
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1615
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1681
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 1796
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1776
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1295
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1764
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1721
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 55
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 2m7.1
Four corner code 2180.6
De Roo Code 1261