Entry
  1. Noun

    main part (of a book); principal part

  2. original text (as opposed to its sequels); first book (of a series)

Also written 正篇【せいへん】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

correct, justice, righteous, 10**40

Kun
ただ.しいただ.すまさまさ.に
On
セイショウ
Strokes
5
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N4
Frequency
143 of 2500
Radical
stop
WaniKani
Level 2

Built from

Used in names as

おおくにまさしただし

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-5-1SKIP code
2m3.3The Kanji Dictionary
1010.1Four corner code
3173deroo
6b63Unicode hex code
1-32-21JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
27Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2955New Nelson (John Haig)
3484New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4296Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2172Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2926Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
379Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
405Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
109A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
205Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
123Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16255Morohashi
41A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
275Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
275Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
46sakade
203Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
79henshall3
42Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
139crowley
407Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.17busy_people
1128Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
385Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zheng4, zheng1Pinyin reading
jeongKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
2WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

compilation, knit, plait, braid, twist, editing, completed poem, part of a book

Kun
あ.む-あ.み
On
ヘン
Strokes
15
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N2
Frequency
591 of 2500
Radical
silk
WaniKani
Level 31

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (31)
CodeReference
1-6-9SKIP code
6a9.13The Kanji Dictionary
2392.7Four corner code
2753deroo
7de8Unicode hex code
1-42-52JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3583Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4552New Nelson (John Haig)
1387New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1755Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
941Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1270Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1825Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1966Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
495A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
473Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
27665XMorohashi
785A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
682Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
695Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
714sakade
827Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
806henshall3
811Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
883Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1553Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1842Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
bian1Pinyin reading
pyeon, byeonKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
31WaniKani level