典

canon; ceremony; code; law; rule

8 strokes. Taught in grade 4. Newspaper frequency rank 1055.

Readings

• テン (on reading): 出典 (しゅってん) source (e.g. quotation); 特典 (とくてん) privilege
• デン (on reading)
• ふみ (kun reading)
• のり (kun reading)
• Read as a whole word: 主典 (さかん) secretary (lowest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system)

Components

• 曲
• 八
• 一 radical one
• ｜ radical vertical stroke
• ハ radical eight, katakana ha
• 日 radical sun; day

Kanji containing 典

• 椣 type of deciduous birch tree
• 腆 much

Words using 典

• 出典 (しゅってん) source (e.g. quotation)
• 特典 (とくてん) privilege
• 典型的 (てんけいてき) typical
• 古典 (こてん) classic (work, esp. book)
• 式典 (しきてん) ceremony
• 主典 (さかん) secretary (lowest of the four administrative ranks of the ritsuryō system)

168 words in all.

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