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Kanji: 義
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KANJI

義

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N1 (most advanced level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 6 (completion of 5th grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 5th grade in Japan
Radical:	羊(⺶,⺷) Radical name: ひつじ
Meaning:	Righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning
Usage:	Appears frequently in Japanese newspapers, but about 400 kanji are used even more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N4	講義(こうぎ)	lecture
N3	義務(ぎむ)	duty, obligation, responsibility
N3	主義(しゅぎ)	doctrine, rule, principle
N2	意義(いぎ)	meaning, significance
N1	義理(ぎり)	duty, sense of duty, honor, decency, courtesy, debt of gratitude, social obligation
N1	正義(せいぎ)	justice, right, righteousness, correct meaning
N1	定義(ていぎ)	definition

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