Kanji1 / 13
義 kanji
righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
- JLPT level
- N1 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N4 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 13
- School grade
- Grade 5 (elementary school)
On readings
ギ
Kun readings
NoneWords with 義
LevelWord & meaningActions
- N4講義Popularlecture
- N3義務Popularduty; obligation; responsibility
- N3主義Populardoctrine; rule; principle; -ism
- N2意義Popularmeaning; significance
- N1義理Popularduty; sense of duty; honor; honour; decency; courtesy; debt of gratitude; social obligation; in-law; relation by marriage
- N1正義Popularjustice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
- N1定義Populardefinition
- —一義Popularone meaning; primary importance; primary significance; primary consideration; a reason; a truth
- —疑義Populardoubt
- —義兄Popularbrother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
- —義姉Popularsister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
- —義歯Popularartificial tooth
- —義弟Popularbrother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
- —義父Popularfather-in-law; foster father; stepfather
- —義母Popularmother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
- —義妹Popularsister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
- —原義Popularoriginal meaning
- —信義Popularfaith; fidelity; loyalty
- —仁義Popularhumanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
- —忠義Popularloyalty; devotion