Onyomi: ショウ, セイ · Kunyomi: ただ.しい, ただ.す, まさ, まさ.に · Meanings: 10**40, correct, justice, righteous
Kanji for 1040, correct, justice, righteous
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The kanji 正 combines a vertical line with a horizontal line crossing it, symbolizing correctness and balance. In ancient times, it represented proper alignment or doing things the right way. 正 came to mean correct, proper, or justice, capturing accuracy, fairness, and uprightness.
Balanced lines — 正 means correct, proper, or just.
Imagine aligning things perfectly and doing them rightly — that’s 正, the kanji for correct and proper.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 正 | せい | (logical) true, regular | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 正 | しょう | exactly, precisely | Prefix |
| 正 | まさ | exact, precise | Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 正直 | しょうじき | honest, frank, candid, straightforward | common JLPT-N3 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 正午 | しょうご | noon, midday | common JLPT-N3 Noun, Adverb (fukushi) |
| 正方形 | せいほうけい | square | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no' |
| 正しい | ただしい | right, correct | common JLPT-N4 I-adjective (keiyoushi) |
| 正義 | せいぎ | justice, right, righteousness | common JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 正確 | せいかく | accurate, correct, precise, exact | common JLPT-N3 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun |
| 正式 | せいしき | formal, official, regular, proper, legal, due (formalities) | common JLPT-N3 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun |