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  1. Noun

    just cause; good reason; pretext; justification

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

    ロブソンの提案は、大義名分があるからといってテロリストを擁護するようなものである。
    Robson's proposal is tantamount to defending terrorists because they have a cause.

  2. duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

    Yojijukugo (four character compound)

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Characters in this word

4
大
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

large, big

Kun
おお-おお.きい-おお.いに
On
ダイタイ
Strokes
3
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
7 of 2500
Radical
大 big
WaniKani
Level 1

Built from

大

Used in names as

うふおおうたたかしともはじめひろひろしまさまさるもとわ

Words starting with 大Words ending in 大Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
4-3-4SKIP code
0a3.18The Kanji Dictionary
4003.0Four corner code
1463deroo
5927Unicode hex code
1-34-71JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1171Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1133New Nelson (John Haig)
3416New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
4224Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2133Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2882Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
107Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
112Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
7A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
48Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
32Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
5831Morohashi
53A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
26Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
26Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
22sakade
40Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
25henshall3
14Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
5crowley
87Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
408Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
108Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
da4, dai4Pinyin reading
dae, da, taeKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
1WaniKani level
義
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning

On
ギ
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
415 of 2500
Radical
羊 sheep
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

一王并羊亅戈手

Used in names as

ただしちかのりよし

Words starting with 義Words ending in 義Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-10, 2-2-11, 2-6-7SKIP code
2o11.3The Kanji Dictionary
8055.3Four corner code
959deroo
7fa9Unicode hex code
1-21-33JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3668Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4668New Nelson (John Haig)
2338New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2948Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1514Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2052Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
641Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
691Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
287A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1975Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
244Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28504Morohashi
645A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
291Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
291Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
580sakade
1658Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
674henshall3
771Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
62crowley
493Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1568Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
648Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi4Pinyin reading
euiKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level
名
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

name, noted, distinguished, reputation

Kun
な-な
On
メイミョウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 1
JLPT
N5
Frequency
177 of 2500
Radical
口 mouth
WaniKani
Level 4

Built from

口夕

Used in names as

と

Words starting with 名Words ending in 名Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-3, 3-3-3, 4-6-1SKIP code
3d3.12The Kanji Dictionary
2760.0Four corner code
2577deroo
540dUnicode hex code
1-44-30JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1170Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
716New Nelson (John Haig)
2169New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2693Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1371Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1857Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
112Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
117Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
116A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
346Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
131Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3297Morohashi
71A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
82Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
82Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
140sakade
34Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
55henshall3
53Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
140crowley
82Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.3busy_people
285Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
113Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ming2Pinyin reading
myeongKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
4WaniKani level
分
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

part, minute of time, segment, share, degree, one's lot, duty, understand, know, rate, 1%, chances, shaku/100

Kun
わ.けるわ.けわ.かれるわ.かるわ.かつ
On
ブンフンブ
Strokes
4
Taught
Grade 2
JLPT
N5
Frequency
24 of 2500
Radical
刀 knife
WaniKani
Level 3

Built from

刀ハ

Used in names as

いたわけ

Words starting with 分Words ending in 分Anywhere in a word
Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-2SKIP code
2o2.1The Kanji Dictionary
8022.7Four corner code
2045deroo
5206Unicode hex code
1-42-12JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
578Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
454New Nelson (John Haig)
1972New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2466Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1247Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1713Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
781Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
844Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
35A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
64Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
35Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1853Morohashi
199A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
38Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
38Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
133sakade
22Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
218henshall3
101Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
28crowley
26Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.2busy_people
180Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
788Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
fen1, fen4Pinyin reading
bunKorean reading
n5JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
3WaniKani level