Memory phrase for the character: 正

正

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Meaning

correct, proper

Pronunciation

 SEI, SHŌ
masa, tadashii

Explanation

 At top a horizontal upper line 一, bottom: to stop 止 (= Impression of the right foot turned 90° to the left.)

Mnemonic
 
To stop at the line is: correct!

Radicals

止 to stopAt top the picture of a left foot and at bottom a limiting line. "The foot stands at the line 一 and stops."
正 correct
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 Vocabulary

矯正 きょうせい  corrective, Correction, improvement
補正 ほせい  revision, correction
正しい ただしい  right, just, correct, proper
正門 せいもん  main gate, main entrance
正月 しょうがつ  New Year, New Years Day, the first month
正直 しょうじき  honesty, integrity, frankness
不正 ふせい  injustice, unfairness, irregularity, illegality
正方形 せいほうけい  square
正味 しょうみ  net (weight)

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