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貞: chastity

chastity; fidelity; upright
9 strokesSecondary · Stage 2 (about 3級)in 4 words here

Readings

On
テイ・ジョウ
Kun
ただしい・さだ

てい: 貞操(ていそう) "chastity", 貞淑(ていしゅく) "virtuous", 貞節(ていせつ). じょう in old era names: 貞観(じょうがん).

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Key words

貞操ていそうchastity; fidelity
貞淑ていしゅくchaste and virtuous
貞節ていせつfidelity; chastity
貞観じょうがんJogan era (859-877)

Example sentences

She was admired by the villagers as a faithful and virtuous wife.

Old tales often feature a princess who keeps her chastity.

A great earthquake occurred during the Jogan era of the Heian period.

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