What does kanji 征 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 征 is subjugate.

How is kanji 征 read?

The onyomi readings for kanji 征 are セイ.

What is the main radical of kanji 征?

The main radical for kanji 征 is 彳.

What words use kanji 征?

Example words that use kanji 征 include 征服, 征く, 征する, 征圧.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

征

Meaning

Kanji 征

subjugate

subjugate, attack the rebellious, collect taxes

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
Onyomi 音読み: セイ
Nanori 名乗り: いくそただまさゆき

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #1578
Strokes: 8
Radical: 彳
Components: 一 • 彳 • 止
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 政 • 柾 • 症 • 正 • 阷 • 佂 • 怔

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 52 entries that include this kanji.

征服

せいふく

conquest

征く

ゆく

to conquer

征する

せいする

to conquer

征圧

せいあつ

conquest

征夷

せいい

defeating barbarians (esp. the Emishi)

征夷大将軍

せいいたいしょうぐん

commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians (beginning in 794 CE)

征衣

せいい

traveling clothes

征韓論

せいかんろん

Seikanron

征西

せいせい

western expedition

征戦

せいせん

military expedition

征途

せいと

(military or pleasure) expedition

征途に上る

せいとにのぼる

to start on a journey

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼はエベレスト遠征に参加した。

He participated in the Mount Everest expedition.

その国はついに征服された。

The country was finally conquered.

アレクサンドロス大王は広大な領土を征服した。

Alexander the Great conquered a vast territory.

祖父は戦争に出征した。

My grandfather went to the front during the war.

ローマ軍はガリアを征伐した。

The Roman army subjugated Gaul.

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