貞 — 9 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
道準2High school level ／ 9 strokes ／ Radical「貝」
- On
- テイ・ジョウ
- Kun
- ただし.い・さだ
- Meaning
- chaste; upright
Origin
卜 "divination" with 貝: to read what is right — upright, chaste.
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| テイ | 貞淑・貞操・貞節 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 貞節ていせつ
fidelity
- 貞淑ていしゅく
chastity; modesty
Example
貞節を重んじる時代だった。
It was an age that valued fidelity.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)