Kanji

義

義

righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

羊部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

ギ

Nanori (Name Reading)

あき, いさ, しげ, たけ, ただし, ちか, つとむ, とも, のり, みち, よし, よしのり, より

Common Readings

ギ

Example sentences

正義 せいぎ
彼は正義のために戦うヒーローだ。

He is a hero who fights for justice.

治める おさめる
王は正義を持って国を治めた。

The king governed the country with justice.

義務 ぎむ
国民には納税の義務がある。

Citizens have an obligation to pay taxes.

国家 こっか
警察は国家の安全を守る義務がある。

The police have a duty to protect the security of the state.

義理 ぎり
彼は義理の母と一緒に買い物に行った。

He went shopping with his mother-in-law.

同居 どうきょ
結婚してから、義理の両親と同居しています。

Since getting married, I have been living with my in-laws.

講義 こうぎ
教授の講義は非常に興味深く、学生たちに人気がある。

The professor's lecture is very interesting and popular with students.

眠い ねむい
講義中、あまりに眠くて居眠りをしてしまった。

I was so sleepy during the lecture that I almost fell asleep.

主義 しゅぎ
彼はどんな時でも、現場主義を貫いている。

He sticks to a hands-on principle at all times.

共産 きょうさん
共産主義は、生産手段の共有を主張する政治思想です。

Communism is a political ideology that advocates for the sharing of means of production.

Example Vocabulary

正義

せいぎ

justice; righteousness

義務

ぎむ

duty; obligation

義理

ぎり

duty; obligation; social tie; in-law

講義

こうぎ

lecture; class

主義

しゅぎ

principle; -ism; policy

義母

ぎぼ

mother-in-law; stepmother; adoptive mother

義父

ぎふ

father-in-law; stepfather; adoptive father

定義

ていぎ

definition

有意義

ゆういぎ

meaningful; significant; worthwhile

正義感

せいぎかん

sense of justice; righteous spirit

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