貞

upright, chastity, constancy, righteousness

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ジョウテイ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

さだただし.い

Nanori (名乗り)

さざただしりょう

Stroke Order

9 / 9

Information

Grade:8

Strokes:9

JLPT:N1

Frequency:1389

Vocabulary

ジョウ

Word	Reading	Meaning
貞元	ジョウゲン	Jōgen era (976.7.13-978.11.29); Teigen era
貞応	ジョウオウ	Jōō era (1222.4.13-1224.11.20)
貞永	ジョウエイ	Jōei era (1232.4.2-1233.4.15)
貞和	ジョウワ	Jōwa era (of the Northern Court) (1345.10.21-1350.2.27); Teiwa era
貞治	ジョウジ	Jōji era (of the Northern Court) (1362.9.23-1368.2.18); Teiji era

テイ

Word	Reading	Meaning
貞潔	テイケツ	chastity; purity
貞淑	テイシュク	chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
貞女	テイジョ	virtuous woman; faithful wife
貞節	テイセツ	chastity; fidelity; faithfulness; virtue
貞操	テイソウ	chastity; virtue; fidelity

Other

Word	Reading	Meaning
不貞不貞しい	ふてぶてしい	impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
貞はる	さだはる	to harp too long on a subject
不貞寝	ふてね	sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
不貞腐れる	ふてくされる	to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
不貞腐れ	ふてくされ	sulkiness

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

employee, member, number, the one in charge

tribute, support, finance

defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility

pierce, 8 1/3lbs, penetrate, brace

blame, condemn, censure

paragraph, nape of neck, clause, item, term (expression)

congratulations, joy