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Kanji Detail for 嫡 - "legitimate, heir"

嫡

  • Meaning

    嫡 means "legitimate, heir." Also associated with proper wife, son.

    1. Legitimate - Born of a legal marriage; lawful.

    2. Heir - One who inherits; a successor.

    3. Proper wife - The legal spouse; the principal wife.

  • Words using 嫡

    • 嫡出 ちゃくしゅつ Listen legitimate birth

  • Tattoo check: 嫡

    • Verified meaning: legitimate, heir
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: proper wife, son

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    legitimate wife; direct descent (non-bastard)

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    legal wife, child of legal wife

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    (bound form) of or by the wife, as opposed to a concubine (contrasted with 庶[shu4])

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    wife, wife's child

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    A woman married as the principal wife is called 嫡. Children born to the principal wife are called 嫡子.

  • Onyomi

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    chaku(チャク) チャク

    teki(テキ) テキ

  • Kunyomi

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    none

  • Strokes

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    14 strokes

  • Radical

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    女 (onna・onnahen)

  • Related Keywords

    legitimate heir proper wife eldest son successor direct true authentic born genuine inherits lawful legal legitimacy marriage principal real rightful spouse valid

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