Kanji

What does the kanji 禎 mean?

禎 means auspicious blessing, good fortune. On'yomi テイ. Kun'yomi さいわ.い.

Quick facts
On'yomiテイ
Kun'yomiさいわ.い
Strokes13
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Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
On'yomi テイKun'yomi さいわ.い
N1 · estimated, JLPT framework13 strokes

auspicious blessing, good fortune

Memory hook

Before the altar (礻), the divination (卜) on the shell (貝) comes out well — AUSPICIOUS, BLESSED.

Stroke order · 13 strokes

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

N5–N1 levels on this page are estimates based on the JLPT framework, drawn from community benchmarks. GoMe Nihongo is not affiliated with the Japan Foundation or JEES, which administer the JLPT.