Kanji Detail for 楷 - "standard script, model, proper"

楷

Jōyō Kanji

Meaning
楷 means "standard script, model, proper."
1. Standard script - Regular Chinese characters.
2. Model - A standard; a pattern to follow.
3. Proper - Correct; formal.
Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

square character style; correctness

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

model style of Chinese writing

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

Chinese pistachio tree (Pistacia chinensis)

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

the normal style of Chinese handwriting

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

A tree name. Found in Confucius's tomb in Yanzhou. Four zhang five feet tall. One zhang in circumference. Withered but not decayed. Traditionally said to have been planted by Zigong. From "Shandong Provincial Gazetteer." | A model. A standard. | Regular script. As opposed to cursive script. Now commonly used standard characters are all called 楷.
Onyomi

kai(かい)
Kunyomi

nori(のり)

notto.ru(のっとる)
Strokes

13 strokes
Radical

木 (ki・kihen)
Related Keywords
standard script regular model pattern template example proper correct formal neat clear legible calligraphy writing character Chinese Japanese norm rule