正 — correct, right, proper
せい
正
correct
Grade 1
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
5 strokes
quality
U+6B63
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #143
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #379
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
Meanings
- correct
- right
- proper
- justice
word
せい sei On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
しょう shou On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
まさ masa Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
ただ tada Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
とめる
止
stop
#77
いち
一
one
#1
Used as component in (7)
Compound ideograph (会意). 一 (one/line) above 止 (foot/stop). A foot stopping at the line — walking correctly. Correct, right, proper.