典 (ceremony, code, law, rule) - Kanji Codex

典

ceremony, code, law, rule

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

テンデン

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

のりふみ

Nanori (名乗り)

すけつねの

Stroke Order

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Information

Grade:4

Strokes:8

JLPT:1

Frequency:1055

Vocabulary

テン

Word	Reading	Meaning
古典	コテン	classic (work, esp. book); the classics
古典的	コテンテキ	classical; classic
祭典	サイテン	festival
事典	ジテン	encyclopedia
式典	シキテン	ceremony; rites

デン

Word	Reading	Meaning
経典	キョウデン	sacred books; sutras; scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)
香典	コウデン	gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; incense money
外典	ゲデン	Apocrypha (i.e. as opposed to the Biblical canon); non-Buddhist writings (esp. Confucian writings)

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
事典	ことてん	encyclopedia
百科事典	ひゃっかじてん	encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
瑞典	スウェーデン	Sweden
出典	しゅってん	source (e.g. quotation); authority
仏典	ぶってん	Buddhist scriptures; sutras

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