Kanji

義

righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

13 strokes

Radical

羊部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

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

Example sentences

正義 せいぎ
正義 ため 戦う ヒーロー

He is a hero who fights for justice.

治める おさめる
正義 持って 治めた

The king governed the country with justice.

義務 ぎむ
国民 納税 義務 ある

Citizens have an obligation to pay taxes.

国家 こっか
警察 国家 安全 守る 義務 ある

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

義理 ぎり
義理 一緒 買い物 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 両親 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 講義 非常に 興味深く 学生 たち 人気 ある

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

眠い ねむい
講義 あまりに 眠くて 居眠り してしまった

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

主義 しゅぎ
どんな でも 現場 主義 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 生産手段 共有 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

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