貞
貞

upright, chastity, constancy, righteousness

9 strokesFrequency 1,389JLPT N1Grade 8

On

テイジョウ

Kun

ただし.いさだ

Nanori

さざただしりょう

Memory

Memory Mnemonics

Keywords

upright

Constituents

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.

Dictionary

Common Words

童貞どうていNounFreq #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》IntransitiveUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #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NounFreq #22049
1

chastity; virtue; fidelity

不貞ふていNoun～な Adj.～の Adj.Freq #25906
1

unfaithfulness; infidelity; unchastity

貞淑ていしゅくNoun～な Adj.Freq #35753
1

chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty

貞ていNounFreq #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NounFreq #45915
1

sense of virtue

ふて寝《不貞寝》フテ寝ふてねNounIntransitive～する VerbFreq #52297
1

sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff

貞節ていせつNoun～な Adj.Freq #62739
1

chastity; fidelity; faithfulness; virtue

貞操帯ていそうたいNounFreq #72580
1

chastity belt

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