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義 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「羊」

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6Elementary year 5 ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「羊」
On
ギぎ · gi
Kun
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Meaning
justice; meaning; righteousness

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

羊 "sacrificial sheep" over 我 "a saw-edged blade"; preparing the offering properly — hence "righteousness."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onギぎgi義理ぎり意義いぎ正義まさよし

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 意義いぎ

    significance; meaning

  • 正義せいぎ

    justice

More words with this kanji

  • 義務ぎむ
  • 講義こうぎ
  • 狭義きょうぎ
  • 義憤ぎふん
  • 義俠ぎきょう
  • 義捐金ぎえんきん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

正義(せいぎ)の味方(みかた)が出(で)てくる話(はなし)だ。

It is a story where a champion of justice appears.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

意義正義義意meanin…正correc…羊sheep羌the Qi…美beauti…羔a lamb羝a ram技skill伎skill妓perfor…沂a rive…宜suitab…
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 羊Map of reading ギAll maps

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