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貞
貞
9 strokes
Frequency: 1389
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

upright
chastity
constancy
righteousness

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
テイ
ジョウ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ただし.い
さだ
Nanori — Specialized readings used in names
さざ
ただし
りょう

Common Words

童貞
どうてい
Noun
Freq #10436
1

virginity (of a male); (male) virgin

Examples
どーお？童貞卒業した翌朝は気分爽快？
So? Feeling refreshed, the morning after graduating from virginity?
2

Christianity

(Catholic) nun; sister

ふてくされる
ふて腐れる
《 不貞腐れる 》
Intransitive
Usually kana
Ichidan verb
Freq #16677
1

to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

Examples
秀樹ったら、当事は全っ然こっちに慣れなくてね、しょっちゅうふてくされてたのよ。
Hideki, he really hadn't settled in here at all and sulked all the time.
貞操
ていそう
Noun
Freq #22049
1

chastity; virtue; fidelity

不貞
ふてい
～な Adj.
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #25906
1

unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity

貞淑
ていしゅく
～な Adj.
Noun
Freq #35753
1

chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty

貞
てい
Noun
Freq #39436
1

firm adherence to one's principles

2

chastity (of a woman)

貞操観念
ていそうかんねん
Noun
Freq #45915
1

sense of virtue

ふて寝
《 不貞寝 》
フテ寝
ふてね
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #52297
1

sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff

貞節
ていせつ
～な Adj.
Noun
Freq #62739
1

chastity; fidelity; faithfulness; virtue

貞操帯
ていそうたい
Noun
Freq #72580
1

chastity belt

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Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.

upright

Constituents

The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.

ハ animal legs
⼘ augury
⼘ divining rod
⼘ magic wand
八 eight
目 eye
貝 clam
貝 oyster
貝 shellfish

Mnemonic Stories

A magic wand is needed to make a shellfish stand upright.

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