Moto 貞: Upright; Chastity; ConstancyKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- テイ
- Kun'yomi
- さだ
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 36 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (テイ)
- シロウト童貞シロウトどうていman who has never had sex except with sex workers
- 不貞ふていunfaithfulness; infidelity
- 安貞あんていAntei era (1227.12.10-1229.3.5)
- 童貞どうていvirginity (of a male); virgin
- 童貞喪失どうていそうしつlosing one's virginity
- 童貞説どうていせつimmaculate conception; virgin birth
- 貞ていfirm adherence to one's principles
- 貞女ていじょvirtuous woman; faithful wife
- 貞婦ていふfaithful or virtuous woman (wife)
- 貞実ていじつfaithful; devoted
- 貞操ていそうchastity; virtue
- 貞操堅固ていそうけんごchaste (usu. to one's husband); faithful
- 貞操帯ていそうたいchastity belt
- 貞操観念ていそうかんねんsense of virtue
- 貞淑ていしゅくchastity; virtue
- 貞潔ていけつchastity; purity
- 貞烈ていれつextreme faithfulness
- 貞節ていせつchastity; fidelity
- 貞節を守るていせつをまもるto keep one's chastity; to remain faithful to one's spouse
- 貞門ていもんTeimon school (of haikai, founded by Matsunaga Teitoku)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 貞はるさだはるto harp too long on a subject
Other readings
- 不貞寝ふてねsulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
- 不貞腐れふてくされsulkiness
- 不貞腐れるふてくされるto become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
- 弘仁貞観時代こうにんじょうがんじだいKōnin-Jōgan period (of Japanese art history, approx. 794-894 CE)
- 素人童貞シロウトどうていman who has never had sex except with sex workers
- 貞享じょうきょうJōkyō era (1684.2.21-1688.9.30)
- 貞元じょうげんJōgen era (976.7.13-978.11.29); Teigen era
- 貞和じょうわJōwa era (of the Northern Court) (1345.10.21-1350.2.27); Teiwa era
- 貞応じょうおうJōō era (1222.4.13-1224.11.20)
- 貞永じょうえいJōei era (1232.4.2-1233.4.15)
- 貞治じょうじJōji era (of the Northern Court) (1362.9.23-1368.2.18); Teiji era
- 貞観じょうがんJōgan era (859.4.15-877.4.16)
- 貞観地震じょうがんじしんSanriku earthquake of 869 CE
- 貞観時代じょうがんじだいJōgan period (of art history, 859-877 CE)
- 貞観殿じょうがんでんpavilion housing the empress's reception hall (in the inner Heian Palace)
Kanji that often appear with 貞
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