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Kanji 正: meaning "correct, right", readings, stroke order

The kanji 正 means "correct, right". On'yomi: セイ、ショウ; kun'yomi: ただしい、ただす、まさ. JLPT N4 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
correct, right
On'yomi
セイショウ
Kun'yomi
ただしいただすまさ
Strokes
5
Level
JLPT N4
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 正

  • 正しい ただしい — Correct
  • 正直 しょうじき — Honest / honestly
  • 正月 しょうがつ — New Year, New Year's Day
  • 正確 せいかく — Accurate / exact
  • 修正 しゅうせい — amendment, correction
  • 正午 しょうご — noon, mid-day
  • 正 せい — (logical) true, regular
  • 正式 せいしき — official, formal
  • 公正 こうせい — justice, fairness, impartiality
  • 不正 ふせい — injustice, unfairness
  • 正体 しょうたい — natural shape, one's true colors, true character
  • 正規 せいき — regular, legitimate

Stroke order · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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