Kanji

正

correct, justice, righteous, 10**40

Kanji

Grade

Grade 1

Strokes

5 strokes

Radical

止部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

セイ, ショウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

ただしい, ただす, まさ, まさに

Nanori (Name Reading)

あきら, おさ, かみ, きみ, さだ, たか, ただ, ただし, ただす, つら, なお, のぶ, まさ, まさし, よし

Common Readings

ショウ, セイ, ただ…しい, ただ…す, まさ

Example sentences

正直 しょうじき
正直なところ、その計画は難しいと思います。

To be honest, I think that plan is difficult.

と言われる といわれる
彼は正直な人だと言われている。

He is said to be an honest person.

正しい ただしい
正しい姿勢で座ることが大切です。

It is important to sit with correct posture.

答え こたえ
その質問に対する正しい答えが見つかりません。

I can't find the correct answer to that question.

正体 しょうたい
その男の正体は誰にも分からない。

No one knows the man's true identity.

何者 なにもの
「正体不明の何者が現れた。

A mysterious figure appeared.

正確 せいかく
この時計は、一秒の狂いもなく正確に動いている。

This watch moves accurately without a single second's error.

指示 しじ
上司の指示に正確に従う。

Correctly follow the boss's instructions.

正解 せいかい
どの選択肢が正解か分かりません。

I don't know which option is the correct answer.

そうじゃなくて そうじゃなくて
そうじゃなくて、こっちが正解だよ。

Not that, this is the correct answer.

Example Vocabulary

正直

しょうじき

honesty; frankness; to be honest

正しい

ただしい

correct; right; righteous; proper

正体

しょうたい

true character; true identity; consciousness

正確

せいかく

accurate; precise; correct

正解

せいかい

correct answer; right solution; (doing) the right thing

正面

しょうめん

front; facade; head-on

正式

せいしき

official; formal; legal

正義

せいぎ

justice; righteousness

正面から

しょうめんから

frontally; head-on; directly

正気

しょうき

sanity; conscious; soberness

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