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
- —道義Popularmorality; moral principles
- —名義Popularname (esp. on a deed, contract, work, etc.); formal name; published name; moral duty; justification; pretext
- —義勇Popularheroism; loyalty and courage
- —大義Populargreat cause; moral law; justice
- —義援金Populardonation money (esp. disaster relief or charity); contribution
- —主義者Popularadvocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; ideologue; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); socialist; communist; anarchist
- —同義語Popularsynonym
- —有意義Popularsignificant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
- —義太夫Populargidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
- —第一義Popularprimary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
- —義務教育Popularcompulsory education
- —共産主義Popularcommunism
- —軍国主義Popularmilitarism
- —資本主義Popularcapitalism
- —社会主義Popularsocialism
- —人道主義Popularhumanism; humanitarianism
- —全体主義Populartotalitarianism
- —大義名分Popularjust cause; good reason; pretext; justification; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
- —帝国主義Popularimperialism
- —民主主義Populardemocracy