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Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4

JLPT level: N1

1055 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: code, ceremony, law, rule

Kunyomi: ふみ, のり

Onyomi: テン, デン

Composition: 曲 八

典

Radical

Radical: 八

Reading: はち

Meaning: eight

Strokes: 2

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Examples

Examples with audio

典礼(てんれい)   ceremony, ritual, etiquette

辞典(じてん)   dictionary

事典(じてん)   cyclopedia, encyclopedia

原典(げんてん)   original

古典(こてん)   old book, classics, classic

聖典(せいてん)   scriptures

法典(ほうてん)   code of law, body of law

式典(しきてん)   ceremony, rites

祭典(さいてん)   festival

香典(こうでん)   gift given at a funeral

典型的な(てんけいてきな)   typical, representative

Onyomi Examples

典 (テン) ceremony, celebration, law code, Sweden

典型 (テンケイ) type, pattern, model, epitome, exemplar, archetype, perfect example

国語辞典 (コクゴジテン) Japanese-language dictionary, dictionary of a national language

拉丁 (ラテン) Latin (language), Latin-American, Latin, Latino, Latin (i.e. relating to the literature, culture, etc. of ancient Rome), Roman

香典 (コウデン) gift brought to a funeral (usu. money), funeral offering, condolence gift, incense money

経典 (キョウテン) sacred books, sutras, scriptures (Bible, Koran, etc.)

Kunyomi Examples

法 (のり) rule, law, regulation, model, pattern, teachings of Buddha, Buddhist doctrine, transverse measurement, measurement across, side-slope, slope

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