JLPT N1 · Noun

正義 (seigi)

正義 (せいぎ, seigi) is a Japanese noun meaning “justice; right”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: せいぎ
Romaji: seigi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N1 (unofficial)

Meaning

justice; right; righteousness · noun
correct meaning; correct explanation · noun · usu. in titles of annotated editions of Confucian classics

Example sentences

最後には正義は勝つものだ。

Justice will prevail in the end.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 正義

correct, justice, righteousセイ・ショウ・ただ.しい・ただ.す · 5 strokes

righteousness, justice, moralityギ · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 正義.

正月しょうがつNew Year (esp. first three days)正しいただしいright正せい(logical) true修正しゅうせいamendment正午しょうごnoon正直しょうじきhonest正確せいかくaccurate正式せいしきformal公正こうせいjustice不正ふせいinjustice正体しょうたいtrue character正規せいきregular改正かいせいrevision正味しょうみnet (amount)

Source: JMdict entry 1376910 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.