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
- —転義transferred meaning; figurative meaning
- —徳義morals; morality; sincerity
- —節義fidelity to one's principles
- —精義detailed exposition
- —義子adopted child
- —義士loyal retainer
- —義心chivalrous spirit
- —義民public-spirited or self-sacrificing individual
- —義兵righteous army (esp. in Korea); member of a righteous army; irregular militia
- —義肢artificial limb
- —義金contribution
- —義軍righteous army
- —義捐(charitable) donation; contribution; alms
- —義挙noble undertaking; heroic deed
- —義烈heroism
- —義絶disownment
- —義戦crusade; holy war
- —義賊chivalrous thief
- —義旗flag of righteousness
- —訓義reading and meaning of a kanji