Word Meaning 貞潔

ていけつ teiketsu

貞潔 is read as ていけつ (teiketsu) and means chastity.

Meaning

English

chastity
purity

Reading

Kana

ていけつ

Romaji

teiketsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 137539 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

貞観時代

じょうがんじだい

Jōgan period (of art history; 859-877 CE)

貞観地震

じょうがんじしん

Sanriku earthquake of 869 CE

貞実

ていじつ

faithful

貞治

じょうじ

Jōji era (of the Northern Court) (1362.9.23-1368.2.18)

貞和

じょうわ

Jōwa era (of the Northern Court) (1345.10.21-1350.2.27)

貞女

ていじょ

virtuous woman

貞元

じょうげん

Jōgen era (976.7.13-978.11.29)

貞応

じょうおう

Jōō era (1222.4.13-1224.11.20)

貞操観念

ていそうかんねん

sense of virtue

貞門

ていもん

Teimon school (of haikai, founded by Matsunaga Teitoku)

貞観

じょうがん

Jōgan era (859.4.15-877.4.16)

清潔

せいけつ

clean

Example Sentences

彼女の貞潔さは村でよく知られていた。

かのじょのていけつさはむらでよくしられていた。

Her purity was well known in the village.