Moto 正: Correct; Justice; RighteousKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- セイ、ショウ
- Kun'yomi
- ただ(しい)、ただ(す)、まさ、まさ(に)
- Level
- JLPT N4Jōyō, grade 1
- Words
- 636 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (セイ・ショウ)
- 改正かいせいrevision; amendment
- 修正しゅうせいamendment; correction
- 正常せいじょうnormalcy; normality
- 正式せいしきdue form; official
- 是正ぜせいcorrection; revision
- 正午しょうごnoon; midday
- 正義せいぎjustice; right
- 不正ふせいinjustice; unfairness
- 正せい(logical) true; regular
- 正面しょうめんfront; frontage
- 補正予算ほせいよさんrevised budget; supplementary budget
- 適正てきせいreasonable; suitable
- 正当せいとうjust; justifiable
- 正月しょうがつNew Year (esp. first three days)
- 公正こうせいjustice; fairness
- 大正たいしょうTaishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
- 正直しょうじきhonest; frank
- 正規せいきregular; normal
- 正念場しょうねんばcritical moment; do-or-die situation
- 補正ほせいcorrection; revision
- 訂正ていせいcorrection; revision
- 正常化せいじょうかnormalization; normalisation
- 正体しょうたいtrue character; true form
- 正解せいかいcorrect; right
- 真正面ましょうめんdirectly opposite; right in front
- 正教せいきょうorthodoxy; (Greek) orthodox church
- 検事正けんじせいchief public prosecutor
- 正統せいとうlegitimate; orthodox
- 正反対せいはんたいexactly opposite (of)
- 正道せいどうpath of righteousness; path of duty
- 正門せいもんmain gate; main entrance
- 正確せいかくaccurate; correct
- 矯正きょうせいcorrection (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy
- 正当防衛せいとうぼうえいlegitimate self-defence; legitimate self-defense
- 正論せいろんsound argument; fair argument
- 旧正月きゅうしょうがつlunar New Year (esp. the Chinese New Year)
- 更正こうせいcorrection; revision
- 正則せいそくcorrect; proper
- 不正確ふせいかくuncertainty; inaccuracy
- 修正主義しゅうせいしゅぎrevisionism
- 公明正大こうめいせいだいfair; just and upright
- 公正証書こうせいしょうしょnotarized document; notarised document
- 厳正げんせいstrict; rigid
- 大僧正だいそうじょうhigh priest
- 校正こうせいproofreading; correction of press
- 正史せいしofficial history; authorized history
- 正味しょうみnet weight
- 正室せいしつlegal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine)
- 正座せいざseiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
- 正式名称せいしきめいしょうofficial name; formal name
- 正攻法せいこうほうfrontal attack
- 正方形せいほうけいsquare
- 正殿せいでんmain temple; main building of a shrine
- 正気しょうきsanity; consciousness
- 正答せいとうcorrect answer
- 正統派せいとうはorthodox school
Words that use a kun'yomi
Other readings
- 正木マサキJapanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)
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