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)
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Kun readings
NoneWords with 義
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —言えた義理having the right to say
- —全体主義者totalitarian
- —類聚名義抄Ruijū Myōgishō (Japanese-Chinese character dictionary from the late Heian Period)
- —三国志演義Romance of the Three Kingdoms (14th century novel attributed to Luo Guanzhong)
- —一国一党主義one-party system
- —切り売り主義prostitution
- —二大政党主義two-party system
- —恋愛至上主義love for love's sake
- —事なかれ主義(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
- —印象主義音楽musical impressionism
- —環境保護主義environmentalism
- —無政府主義者anarchist
- —反帝国主義者anti-imperialist
- —社会民主主義social democracy
- —自由主義国家a free nation
- —詰め込み主義(belief in the desirability of) education by rote learning
- —修正資本主義modified capitalism
- —芸術至上主義art for art's sake; l'art pour l'art; ars gratia artis
- —義理を立てるto be faithful; to do one's duty
- —是是非非主義principle of being fair and just; fair and unbiased policy (unbiassed)