Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 正


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Meaning

correct, proper

Pronunciation

SEI, SHŌ
masa, tadashii

Explanation

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

Mnemonic

To stop at the line is: correct!

Radicals

to stop(At top the picture of a left foot and at bottom a limiting line. "The foot stands at the line and stops.")
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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