Jisho

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9 strokes
Radical:
shell
Parts:
upright, chastity, constancy, righteousness
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1389 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

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Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 貞 【テイ】 firm adherence to one's principles, chastity (of a woman)
  • 貞潔 【テイケツ】 chastity, purity
  • シロウト童貞 【シロウトドウテイ】 man who has never had sex except with sex workers
  • 不貞 【フテイ】 unfaithfulness, infidelity, unchastity
  • 貞永 【ジョウエイ】 Jōei era (1232.4.2-1233.4.15)
  • 貞応 【ジョウオウ】 Jōō era (1222.4.13-1224.11.20)

Kun reading compounds

  • 貞はる 【さだはる】 to harp too long on a subject

Readings

Japanese names:
さざ、 ただし、 りょう
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
zhen1
Korean:
jeong

Spanish

  • recto
  • justo
  • constante
  • casto

Portuguese

  • correto
  • casto
  • constância
  • retidão

French

  • intègre
  • chasteté
  • pureté
  • vertu
1615 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1318 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
803 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1238 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1776 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
982 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1681 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1796 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1764 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1721 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2586 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1321 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1792 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
55 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
36658 Morohashi
2083 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
5768 New Nelson (John Haig)
55 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
58 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1295 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1261 2001 Kanji
2m7.1 The Kanji Dictionary
2-2-7 SKIP code
2-7-2 SKIP code
2180.6 Four corner code
1-36-71 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
8c9e Unicode hex code

10 strokes
Radical:
fire 火 (灬)
Parts:
ardent, violent, vehement, furious, severe, extreme
Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high
JLPT level N1
1397 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Speed

Stroke order

On reading compounds

  • 烈日 【レツジツ】 blazing sun, scorching sun, hot day
  • 烈女 【レツジョ】 heroine
  • 痛烈 【ツウレツ】 severe, bitter, scathing
  • 壮烈 【ソウレツ】 heroic, brave

Kun reading compounds

  • 激しい 【はげしい】 violent, furious, tempestuous, extreme, intense, fierce, strong, fervent, vehement, incessant, relentless, precipitous, steep

Readings

Japanese names:
やす
Mandarin Chinese (pinyin):
lie4
Korean:
ryeol

Spanish

  • bravo
  • violento
  • furioso
  • cruel

Portuguese

  • severo
  • furioso
  • veemente
  • violento
  • ardente
  • extremo

French

  • ardent
  • véhément
  • furieux
  • violent
  • sévère
  • extrême
1929 A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1382 A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2761 Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1199 Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1515 Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1211 Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1331 Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1414 Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1708 Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1276 Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
3286 Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1698 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2308 Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
822 Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette)
18987 Morohashi
2652 New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3420 New Nelson (John Haig)
814 Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
877 Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1363 Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
3140 2001 Kanji
4d6.3 The Kanji Dictionary
2-6-4 SKIP code
1233.0 Four corner code
1-46-85 JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
70c8 Unicode hex code