Moto 義: Righteousness; Justice; MoralityKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ギ
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 5
- Words
- 859 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ギ)
- 主義しゅぎdoctrine; rule
- 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国ちょうせんみんしゅしゅぎじんみんきょうわこくDemocratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea); DPRK
- 義ぎmorality; righteousness
- 正義せいぎjustice; right
- 民主主義みんしゅしゅぎdemocracy
- 社会主義しゃかいしゅぎsocialism
- 義務ぎむduty; obligation
- 意義いぎmeaning; significance
- 名義めいぎname (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.)
- 共産主義きょうさんしゅぎcommunism; collectivism
- 民族主義みんぞくしゅぎnationalism
- 主義者しゅぎしゃadvocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist
- 講義こうぎlecture
- 資本主義しほんしゅぎcapitalism
- 定義ていぎdefinition
- 義父ぎふfather-in-law
- 自由主義じゆうしゅぎliberalism
- 義理ぎりduty; sense of duty
- 大義名分たいぎめいぶんjust cause; good reason
- 信義しんぎfaith; fidelity
- 有意義ゆういぎsignificant; useful
- 軍国主義ぐんこくしゅぎmilitarism
- 義母ぎぼmother-in-law
- 道義的責任どうぎてきせきにんmoral obligation
- 帝国主義ていこくしゅぎimperialism
- 道義どうぎmorality; moral principles
- 全体主義ぜんたいしゅぎtotalitarianism
- 一義いちぎone meaning
- 大義たいぎgreat cause; moral law
- 義務教育ぎむきょういくcompulsory education
- 疑義ぎぎdoubt
- 義援金ぎえんきんdonation money (esp. disaster relief or charity); contribution
- 原義げんぎoriginal meaning
- 義塾ぎじゅくprivate school
- 第一義だいいちぎprimary significance; primary importance
- 義勇ぎゆうheroism; loyalty and courage
- 義務付けぎむづけobligation
- マルクス主義マルクスしゅぎMarxism
- 不義ふぎimmorality; injustice
- 人道主義じんどうしゅぎhumanism; humanitarianism
- 仁義じんぎhumanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue
- 修正主義しゅうせいしゅぎrevisionism
- 個人主義こじんしゅぎindividualism
- 利己主義りこしゅぎegoism; egotism
- 同義どうぎsame meaning; synonymy
- 同義語どうぎごsynonym
- 国家主義こっかしゅぎnationalism; statism
- 国粋主義こくすいしゅぎnationalism; extreme patriotism
- 奥義おうぎsecret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries
- 封建主義ほうけんしゅぎfeudalism
- 広義こうぎwide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
- 形式主義けいしきしゅぎformalism
- 律義りちぎupright; honest
- 徳義とくぎmorals; morality
- 忠義ちゅうぎloyalty; devotion
- 恩義おんぎobligation; favour
- 排他主義はいたしゅぎexclusivism; exclusionism
- 教条主義きょうじょうしゅぎdogmatism
- 教義きょうぎcreed; doctrine
Other readings
- 義太夫ぎだゆうgidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
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