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
- —民族主義Popularnationalism
- —排他主義Popularexclusivism; exclusionism
- —封建主義Popularfeudalism
- —利己主義Popularegoism; egotism; selfishness
- —義務付けPopularobligation
- —自由主義Popularliberalism
- —道義的責任Popularmoral obligation
- —マルクス主義PopularMarxism
- —朝鮮民主主義人民共和国PopularDemocratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea); DPRK
- —義morality; righteousness; justice; honour (honor); meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws); prosthesis
- —異義different meaning; different opinion
- —演義popularization; simplification; explaining in simple language; adaptation of history for popular reading (esp. Chinese); historical novel writing
- —奥義secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
- —義眼artificial eye
- —義気chivalry; heroism
- —義侠chivalry; generosity
- —義訓reading of a kanji by meaning
- —義手artificial arm (hand)
- —義塾charity school; charitable school
- —義足artificial leg