Kanji Detail for 是 - "right, correct, this"

是

Jōyō Kanji

JLPT N1

Meaning
是 means "right, correct, this."
1. Correct - Right; without error.
2. To consider correct - To regard as right; to approve.
3. This - Used to indicate people, things, or matters (read as "kore," "kono," "koko").
4. Indeed - Used to express affirmation (read as "kore").
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

just so; this; right; justice

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

to be; indeed, right, yes; okay

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

The opposite of wrong. What is publicly recognized as appropriate. Also, political policy is called 國是 (national policy). | This. A demonstrative word. From "Mencius": 非是之謂也 (this is not what is meant).
Onyomi

shi(シ)

ze(ゼ)
Kunyomi

koko(ここ)

kono(こ-の)

kore(これ)
Strokes

9 strokes
Radical

日 (hi・hihen・nichi・nichihen)
Related Keywords
right correct proper just true this indeed yes affirmation approval justice righteous legitimate valid accurate exact precise certain definite positive

是非彼に会いたい。
I want to see him at all costs.
是非そうしたいですね。
I'd like that a lot.
是非とも私の家にお越しください。
Please come to my house by all means.
是非ともそれをみたい。
I've got to see it.
是非とも、コンサートが成功することを願っている。
I want the concert to be a success at any cost.
是非ともそうしてください。
Please do so by all means.
是非ともこの仕事を終えなければならない。
We must finish this work at any cost.
この会議はとても重要です。是非とも出席してください。
This is very important meeting. you ought not to miss it.
私は是非ともその計画を実行したい。
I want to execute the plan by all means.
私は是非ともそのパーティーに出席したい。
I am eager to be present at the party.