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Kanji Information Sheet for 義 ( PDF version )
Bushu (Radical) Info: 羊 (ひつじ) – sheep
Henshall Mnemonic: I am like a sheep, full of righteousness
Levels: JLPT N1 | JLPT 1 (old) | Grade 5
Frequency: #415 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Frequency: #415 of the 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Common Words and/or Phrases Using this Kanji:
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JLPT N4 Words
JLPT N3 Words
- 主義 [しゅぎ]
(n) doctrine; rule; principle [K] [D] [Jisho] - 義務 [ぎむ]
(n) duty; obligation; responsibility [K] [D] [Jisho]
JLPT N2 Words
JLPT N1 Words
- 正義 [せいぎ]
(n) justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning [K] [D] [Jisho] - 定義 [ていぎ]
(n,vs) definition [K] [D] [Jisho] - 義理 [ぎり]
(n,adj-no) duty; sense of duty; honor; decency; courtesy; debt of gratitude; social obligation [K] [D] [Jisho]
Other Popular Words Not Classified by JLPT
- 人道主義 [じんどうしゅぎ]
humanism; humanitarianism [K] [D] [Jisho] - 民族主義 [みんぞくしゅぎ]
nationalism [K] [D] [Jisho] - 原義 [げんぎ]
(n) original meaning [K] [D] [Jisho] - 奥義 [おくぎ]
(n) secrets; mysteries; hidden purpose [K] [D] [Jisho] - 軍国主義 [ぐんこくしゅぎ]
militarism [K] [D] [Jisho] - 共産主義 [きょうさんしゅぎ]
communism; collectivism [K] [D] [Jisho] - 全体主義 [ぜんたいしゅぎ]
totalitarianism [K] [D] [Jisho] - 道義 [どうぎ]
(n) morality; moral principles [K] [D] [Jisho] - 道義的責任 [どうぎてきせきにん]
(n) moral obligation [K] [D] [Jisho] - 自由主義 [じゆうしゅぎ]
liberalism [K] [D] [Jisho] - 大義 [たいぎ]
(n) great cause; moral law; justice [K] [D] [Jisho] - 大義名分 [たいぎめいぶん]
(n) a just cause [K] [D] [Jisho] - 第一義 [だいいちぎ]
(n) first principle; original or greatest import [K] [D] [Jisho] - 名義 [めいぎ]
(n) name [K] [D] [Jisho] - 有意義 [ゆういぎ]
(adj-na,n) significance; usefulness; meaningful; worthwhile [K] [D] [Jisho] - 資本主義 [しほんしゅぎ]
capitalism [K] [D] [Jisho] - 仁義 [じんぎ]
(n) humanity and justice; duty; (gang's) moral code [K] [D] [Jisho] - 社会主義 [しゃかいしゅぎ]
socialism [K] [D] [Jisho] - 封建主義 [ほうけんしゅぎ]
feudalism [K] [D] [Jisho] - 排他主義 [はいたしゅぎ]
exclusion principle [K] [D] [Jisho] - 主義者 [しゅぎしゃ]
advocate (of a theory or principle); man of principle; ideologist [K] [D] [Jisho] - 疑義 [ぎぎ]
(n) doubt [K] [D] [Jisho] - 信義 [しんぎ]
(n) faith; fidelity; loyalty [K] [D] [Jisho] - 義 [ぎ]
(n) justice; righteousness; morality; honour [K] [D] [Jisho] - 帝国主義 [ていこくしゅぎ]
imperialism [K] [D] [Jisho]
Acknowledgments
The sofware used to generate this kanji information uses the EDICT and KANJIDIC files. These files are the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group at Monash University and are used in conformance with the Group's license.NOTE: I converted the sources just mentioned years ago and have never really updated so there may be some missing or incorrect information that has been addressed in the original sources but not here.
The first Stroke Order image used on this page is courtesy of Ulrich Apel's excellent open source KanjiVG project. The second image is from the folks at the excellent Jisho Japanese-English dictionary site and it too is based on KanjiVG.
Classifying the kanji and popular vocabulary by the new JLPT levels was done by consulting Jonathan Waller‘s JLPT Resources page, renshuu, Wictionary, and Nihongo Ichiban.
The Henshall Mnemonics are the copyright of Tuttle Publishing and are the result of the hard work by Professor Henshall. See the list I used here.
If you are curious about the lexicography shown in the word definitions, visit the WWWJDIC abbreviations and codes guide and the JMdict/Edict Lexicographical details page.