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Kanji Detail for 義 - "righteousness, justice, duty"

義

  • Meaning

    義 means "righteousness, justice, duty."

    1. Righteousness - The right way; moral correctness.

    2. Justice - Fairness and equity; moral rightness.

    3. Meaning - The sense of something; significance.

    4. Duty - What one ought to do; obligation.

    5. Adopted - Not by blood but by bond.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    righteousness; justice; morality; honor; loyalty; meaning

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    right conduct, righteousness

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Yi; (Tw) Italy (abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4 da4 li4])

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    right conduct, propriety; justice

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

    Appropriate. To regulate affairs and things. So that each finds its proper place. | Meaning. The necessary reason in words and actions. And a definite purpose are all called 義. Such as 文義 (textual meaning), 字義 (character meaning), 定義 (definition), 疑義 (questionable meaning). All are this. | Actions without selfish intent are called 義. Such as 義師 (righteous army), 義旗 (banner of righteousness). | Sharing with the public is called 義. Such as 義倉 (public granary), 義學 (free school). | Surpassing conduct is called 義. Such as 義俠 (righteous hero), 義士 (righteous person). | Those bound by grace are called 義. Such as sworn brotherhood is called 結義. Also 義子 means adopted son. Hence things added on top are often called 義. Such as a false hairpiece is called 義髻. | A country name. Abbreviation for Italy. In southern Europe. Also written as 意大利. Abbreviated as 意.
  • Onyomitip

    gi(ぎ) ぎ

  • Kunyomitip

    yo.i(よい) よい

  • Strokestip

    13 strokes

  • Radicaltip

    羊 (hitsuji・hitsujihen)

  • Related Keywords
    righteousness justice right moral duty obligation meaning significance sense adopted foster in-law loyalty honor principle virtue ethics fairness integrity chivalry

Sentences including 義

  • A few people came to the lecture.

  • It is up to us to help those people.

  • It's my duty to help you.

  • The long discussion came to an end at last.

  • I was bound to answer him.

  • He brought his speech to an end.

  • Don't you have a sense of justice?

  • I have to do right by him.

  • He is justice.

  • It's your duty to finish the job.

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