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Kanji Detail for 正 - "correct, to correct"

正

  • Meaning

    正 means "correct, to correct." Also associated with accurate.

    1. Correct - Right; straight; proper.

    2. Accurate - Without error; exact.

    3. To correct - To straighten; to make right.

    4. To fix - To remedy mistakes.

    5. Main - Principal; original; officially recognized.

    6. Exactly - Precisely; just; correctly.

    7. New Year - The beginning of the year; January.

    8. Target - An archery target; the center of a target.

  • Words using 正

    • 改正 かいせい Listen revision; amendment; alteration
    • 修正 しゅうせい Listen amendment; correction; revision
    • 正常 せいじょう Listen normal; regular
    • 正式 せいしき Listen formal; official; regular
    • 是正 ぜせい Listen correction; revision; redressing
    • 正午 しょうご Listen noon; midday
    • 正義 せいぎ Listen justice; right; righteousness
    • 不正 ふせい Listen injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing

  • Four-character idioms with 正

    • 公明正大 こうめいせいだい Listen fair; just and upright; open and honest
    • 正当防衛 せいとうぼうえい Listen legitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
    • 綱紀粛正 こうきしゅくせい Listen enforcement of official discipline; tightening of discipline; eliminating corruption among government officials
    • 厳正中立 げんせいちゅうりつ Listen strict neutrality
    • 品行方正 ひんこうほうせい Listen irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
    • 悪人正機 あくにんしょうき Listen The evil persons are the right object of Amida's salvation; The evil persons have the unique opportunity to go to heaven

  • Tattoo check: 正

    • Verified meaning: correct, to correct
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read あきら, しょう, しょうざき, しょうじ)
    • Also carries these associations: accurate

    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.

  • Name readings of 正

    Given names 正(あきら)Listen 正(しょう)Listen 正(せい)Listen 正(ただし)Listen

    Surnames 正(しょうざき)Listen 正(しょうじ)Listen 正(じょんちやん)Listen 正(すみたか)Listen 正(すみのり)Listen 正(せいさく)Listen 正(せいじ)Listen 正(ただかつ)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    correct; justice; righteous; 10**40

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    right, proper, correct

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    first month of the lunar year

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    straight, right, proper, correct, just, true

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

    Correct. Meaning proper. As in 正式 (formal), 正理 (proper principle). Hence, correcting what is wrong is also called 正, as in 匡正 (rectify), 釐正 (amend). | The side an object faces is called 正, as in 正面 (front), 反面 (back). Also, centered. As in 正坐 (sitting properly), 正廳 (main hall). | Straight and not crooked. As in 公正 (fair), 正直 (upright). Calling former sages 先正 has this meaning. | Pure and unmixed. As in pure white is called 正白; pure red is called 正赤. | Chief. In ancient times, the head of an office was called 正, as in 樂正 (music director), 工正 (works director). | All primary positions are called 正. As in mathematics' positive and negative (正負), official ranks' principal and associate (正從), things' main and deputy (正副). | Exactly at that time is called 正. As in 子正 (exactly midnight), 午正 (exactly noon). | An auxiliary word with the meaning of "this very." The Analects: "It is precisely that disciples cannot learn it" (正惟弟子不能學也). | The first month of the year is called 正月 (first month). Ancient kings changing dynasties would change the calendar, called "changing the calendar" (改正). As in Xia calendar started in the first month (寅), Shang in the twelfth month (丑), Zhou in the eleventh month (子). Also read in Departing tone. | The target for archery. As in 正鵠 (target). Hence, a model for things is also called 正鵠, meaning like having a target in archery for people to aim at.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    sei(セイ) セイ

    shoh(ショウ) ショウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    masa(まさ) まさ

    masani(まさ-に) まさ-に

    tada.shii(ただ-しい) ただ-しい

    tada.su(ただ-す) ただ-す

  • Strokes

    tip

    5 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    止 (tomeru・tomehen)

  • Related Keywords

    correct accurate to correct exactly main new year target right proper appropriate authentic discipline ethical fair formal genuine honest just lawful legitimate moral orthodox precise standard true

Sentences including 正

  • Tom is too honest a boy to tell a lie.

  • I think that he is honest.

  • You always insist that you are in the right.

  • My watch keeps very good time.

  • I'll call you at noon.

  • You could be right , i suppose.

  • I have faith in your ability to do the right thing.

  • Bill is honest all the time.

  • Animals cannot distinguish right from wrong.

  • John seems very honest by nature.

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