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義

Kanji 義: meaning "righteousness", readings, stroke order

The kanji 義 means "righteousness". On'yomi: ギ; kun'yomi: —. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
righteousness
On'yomi
ギ
Kun'yomi
—
Strokes
13
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)

Words with 義

  • 講義 こうぎ — a lecture
  • 義務 ぎむ — Obligation / duty
  • 主義 しゅぎ — doctrine, cause, principle
  • 意義 いぎ — meaning, significance
  • 実存主義 じつぞんしゅぎ — Existentialism
  • 構造主義 こうぞうしゅぎ — Structuralism
  • 義理 ぎり — debt of gratitude, obligation
  • 正義 せいぎ — justice, right, righteousness
  • 定義 ていぎ — definition

Stroke order · 13 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12
  13. 13

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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