貞

chastity; upright; constancy; righteousness

9 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 1389.

Readings

• テイ (on reading): 童貞 (どうてい) virginity (of a male); 貞 (てい) firm adherence to one's principles
• ジョウ (on reading): 貞観 (じょうがん) Jōgan era (859.4.15-877.4.16); 貞享 (じょうきょう) Jōkyō era (1684.2.21-1688.9.30)
• ただしい (kun reading)
• さだ (kun reading)

Components

• 卜
• 貝
• ハ radical eight, katakana ha
• 卜 radical divination
• 目 radical eye
• 貝 radical shell; money

Kanji containing 貞

• 偵 spy
• 禎 happiness
• 幀 making books or scrolls
• 遉 as might be expected
• 碵 cornerstone

Words using 貞

• 童貞 (どうてい) virginity (of a male)
• 貞 (てい) firm adherence to one's principles
• 貞操 (ていそう) chastity
• 不貞 (ふてい) unfaithfulness
• 貞操帯 (ていそうたい) chastity belt
• 貞観 (じょうがん) Jōgan era (859.4.15-877.4.16)
• 貞享 (じょうきょう) Jōkyō era (1684.2.21-1688.9.30)
• 貞元 (じょうげん) Jōgen era (976.7.13-978.11.29)
• 貞和 (じょうわ) Jōwa era (of the Northern Court) (1345.10.21-1350.2.27)
• 貞治 (じょうじ) Jōji era (of the Northern Court) (1362.9.23-1368.2.18)

37 words in all.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists