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義

Meaning

Kanji 義

righteousness

righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
Onyomi 音読み
ギ
Nanori 名乗り
ただしちかのりよし

Added to Jōyō: 1946

Jōyō
Grade 5
JLPT
JLPT N1
Frequency
#415
Strokes
13
Radical
羊
Components
一 • 亅 • 并 • 手 • 戈 • 王 • 羊
Kanji Kentei
Level 6
Similar Kanji
羨 • 養 • 餓 • 𧚄 • 蛾 • 我 • 羌

Related vocabulary

Showing 36 common entries

Showing 36 of 876 entries that include this kanji.

義兄

ぎけい

brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

義弟

ぎてい

brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband)

義姉

ぎし

sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife)

義妹

ぎまい

sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife)

義務

ぎむ

duty

義父

ぎふ

father-in-law

義理

ぎり

in-law

義母

ぎぼ

foster mother

義歯

ぎし

artificial tooth

義太夫

ぎだゆう

gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)

義務教育

ぎむきょういく

compulsory education

義

ぎ

meaning

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は義を重んじる人だ。

He is a person who values righteousness.

義を守るのは難しい。

It is difficult to uphold righteousness.

彼の行動には義があった。

His actions showed justice and morality.

義を欠く発言は避けるべきだ。

Remarks lacking morality should be avoided.

彼は友への義を忘れなかった。

He did not forget his loyalty to his friend.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 25 related entries

Real-world usage of this kanji in people, character names, and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

People

10 entries

Characters

10 entries

Anime Titles

5 entries