典 – code, ceremony, law

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The kanji 典 means code, ceremony, law, rule. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is テン、デン (ten, den); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ふみ、のり (fumi, nori). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 八 (no. 12).

Stroke order

Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.

Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	テン	ten
On’yomi	デン	den
Kun’yomi	ふみ	fumi
Kun’yomi	のり	nori

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 八 (Kangxi radical 12). Components: ｜・一・日・ハ.

Words using 典

辞典じてんdictionary典型てんけいtype古典こてんclassic (work, esp. book)百科事典ひゃっかじてんencyclopedia原典げんてんoriginal (text)

Example sentences

私はいつも辞典を３冊手元に置いています。

I always keep three dictionaries at hand.

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彼女はあらゆる婦徳の典型である。

She incarnates all womanly virtues.

Tatoeba #93375

古典の文学書を読むことは価値のあることです。

It is worthwhile reading classical works of literature.

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Kanji with the same radical

八六公共兵具兼

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