嫡

legitimate wife, direct descent (non-bastard)

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

チャクテキ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

N/A

Stroke Order

14 / 14

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:14
JLPT:N1
Frequency:2130

Vocabulary

チャク

WordReadingMeaning
嫡出チャクシュツlegitimate birth
嫡子チャクシheir; legitimate child
嫡嗣チャクシlegitimate heir
嫡出子チャクシュツシlegitimate child
嫡孫チャクソンeldest son's descendants

テキ

WordReadingMeaning
嫡出テキシュツlegitimate birth
嫡出子テキシュツシlegitimate child
正嫡セイテキlegal wife; her child; main family
非嫡出子ヒテキシュツシillegitimate child

Other

WordReadingMeaning
嫡腹むかいばらchild born to one's legal wife (as opposed to one's concubine, etc.)
嫡妻こなみfirst wife; legal wife
嫡々ちゃくちゃくlegitimate family succession; direct family lineage

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

摘
pinch, pick, pluck, trim, clip, summarize
Grade 8JLPT 1
滴
drip, drop
Grade 8JLPT 2
商
make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant
Grade 3JLPT 3
培
cultivate, foster
Grade 8JLPT 1
倍
double, twice, times, fold
Grade 3JLPT 2
適
suitable, occasional, rare, qualified, capable
Grade 5JLPT 3
陪
obeisance, follow, accompany, attend on
Grade 8JLPT 1
唐
T'ang, China, foreign
Grade 8JLPT N/A
姉
elder sister
Grade 2JLPT 4
尚
esteem, furthermore, still, yet
Grade 8JLPT 1