正

しょう

Meanings

1. Prefix exactly; precisely (before a number)
2. の-adjective, Noun correct; right; true
3. Noun, Noun prefix greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior (also じょう) See also: 従 (じゅ).
4. Noun director (highest of the four administrative positions of the ritsuryō period); chief See also: 長官 (かみ).

Kanji

• 正 correct. Read as ショウ.

Words containing 正

• 正直 (しょうじき) honest
• 大正 (たいしょう) Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25)
• 天正 (てんしょう) Tenshō era (1573.7.28-1592.12.8)

And 166 more.

Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists