Keyword
justice
Info
FrequencyTop 400-500
Type
Kyōiku (5th grade) 
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KankenLevel 6
Heisig691
Readings
(94%)
(5%)
Composed of
force of nature
me (old fashioned)
Used in kanji (6 in total)
deliberation
ritual
sacrifice
ant
Used in vocabulary (863 in total)
duty; obligation; responsibility
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
definition
meaning; significance
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
sense of justice
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
loyalty; devotion
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
same meaning; synonymy
great cause; moral law; justice
creed; doctrine; dogma
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
sense of duty (obligation)
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
duty of confidentiality
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
artificial arm (hand)
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
righteous indignation
possessed of a strong sense of duty
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
artificial leg
in someone (else's) name
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
chivalrous thief
communism; collectivism
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
faith; fidelity; loyalty
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
artificial eye
doing one's duty
individualism; egoism; selfishness
morality; moral principles
volunteer soldier
one's principles and position
principle of laissez-faire
brother-in-law; stepbrother; sworn brother
lecture hall; lecture room
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
primary significance; primary importance; first principle; absolute truth; ultimate truth
egoism; egotism; selfishness
one's brother-in-law; stepbrother (elder)
artificial body; cyborg
one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)
artificial limb
selfless (pious, righteous) man
heroism; loyalty and courage
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
narrow sense (e.g. of a word)
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
true meaning; underlying principle
just person; man of justice; righteous person; upright person
chivalrous spirit
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
humanism; humanitarianism
making obligatory; making compulsory
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
meaningless; insignificance
loyal retainer
meritocracy; merit system
significant; important
chivalry; generosity
democratic nation; democratic country
Shōgitai (group of former Tokugawa retainers opposed to the Meiji government and fought in the battle of Ueno)
redefinition; redefining
parents-in-law
spiritualism; idealism
(doctrine of) anarchism
one meaning; primary importance; primary significance; a reason; a truth
donation money (esp. disaster relief or charity); contribution
literal meaning (of a word, etc.)
secondary meaning; of secondary import
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
nominal; in name only; titular
fidelity to one's principles
chivalrous spirit
private school
morals; morality; sincerity
meaning of a word
meaning of a word; sense of a word
to fail in one's social duties
the same meaning
artificial tooth
original meaning
adultery; infidelity
(the principle of) nonresistance
having a single meaning; allowing only one interpretation; unequivocal; principal; primary; most important
noble undertaking; heroic deed
nationalism; patriotism
esoteric writings; Upanishad (sacred Hindu treatises)
nationalism; extreme patriotism
chivalrous spirit
empiricism; judging things from personal experience
state socialism; Nazism; national socialism
voluntary singlehood (as a principle or creed); singlehood by choice
nationalism; statism
fundamental; primary; most important
illuminism; enlightenment
individualist; egoist; selfish person
behaviorism; behaviourism; activism
loyalty; loyal deed
jus sanguinis; principle that citizenship is determined by that of one's parents
opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency
principle of living only for the moment
in all conscience; in honour; in duty bound
esoterica; mystery; sanctum
skepticism; scepticism
absolutism; despotism
righteous army
symbolism (19th-century artistic movement)
results-oriented approach; resultism; belief in results
holder of a title deed; stock holder; lease holder
to be faithful; to do one's duty
righteous army (esp. in Korea); member of a righteous army; irregular militia
popularization; simplification; explaining in simple language; adaptation of history for popular reading (esp. Chinese); historical novel writing
lecture (i.e. an admonishment); sermon
disownment
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
to place an obligation; to impose a duty; to obligate
familism; the treatment of society (an organization) as a family
ambiguous; polysemous; equivocal; having many meanings
chivalry; heroism
Expressionism; representationalism
double meaning; two meanings; amphibolous
closely-packed series of lectures; intensive course
immorality; dishonesty
knowing what is right and not doing it is a want of courage
quasi-synonym (word that has a similar meaning to another, but is not interchangeable)
justice and humanity
brutality; inhumanity
long-winded speech
denominational doctrine; doctrine of a sect
aestheticism; estheticism
donation money (esp. disaster relief or charity); contribution
failing in one's duty (e.g. to someone)
honest person; conscientious person
worship of the powerful
the Boxers (China)
different meaning; different opinion
art for art's sake; l'art pour l'art; ars gratia artis
principles underpinning an agriculturally based economy
ultimate truth; original meaning (of a word)
undefined; unspecified
lecture transcript
exclusivism; exclusionism
parent-in-law; parents-in-law
mammonist; money-worshipper
antiforeignism; exclusionism; exclusivism; chauvinism
old meaning; old interpretation
intuitionism; intuitionalism
non-biological parents (step-parents, parents-in-law, etc.)
satanism; devil worship
severe punishment policy; zero-tolerance policy; draconianism
extremism; radicalism
synonymousness
six forms of the Shi Jing (genre: folk song, festal song, hymn; style: narrative, explicit comparison, implicit comparison); six forms of waka (allegorical, enumerative, metaphorical, allusive, plain, congratulatory); six principles of calligraphy; six classes of kanji characters
compulsory military service
constitutionalism; rule of law; legalism
exegesis; explanation of a text; commentary on a text
crusade; holy war
duty to support (a person)
literal meaning (of a word, etc.)
to make a formal salutation (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); to formally greet; to pay one's respects
contribution
spiritism; spiritualism
gidayū ballad drama (narrative accompanied by a shamisen used in the bunraku puppet theater)
true meaning; true significance
big family principle; extended family policy
various meanings
social relationship; friendship
adopted child
Nondenominationalism (a Japanese Christian group)
the Orient for the Orientals
white supremacy; white supremacism
Monroe Doctrine; Monroeism
clinic; clinical lecture
communist regime; communist government
(national) isolationism; isolation policy
abstruseness; abstruse word
spouse's parents' home; in-law's home
Machism (philosophical ideas of Ernst Mach)
democratic state; (a) democracy
public-spirited or self-sacrificing individual
Yoshitsune Senbonzakura (kabuki play)
collectivism (giving priority to a group rather than any individual member)
fair and equitable principle
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
one-state socialism (Stalinist theory); socialism in one country
(Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
sectarianism; sectionalism
faithlessness; insincerity
Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901); Boxer Uprising; Yihetuan Movement
alms; donation (esp. disaster relief or charity); contribution
built-in; predefined
ambiguity (of a word); polysemy
homonymy; (two words) having the same pronunciation but bearing different meanings
demerit system; points-off system
staunch (steadfast, single-hearted) in one's devotion to his master (lord)
diversionary tactics; concealing one's true motives until the last moment
explanation (of the meaning); interpretation
opportunism; expediency
staunch (steadfast, single-hearted) in one's devotion to his master (lord)
nulla poena sine lege; no punishment without law
gradualism; slow-and-steady policy
family-oriented way of life; family-first way of life; cocooning
the principle of honorable death and no surrender
perfunctory; going-through-the-motions-sort of (invitation, gift, etc.)
justice; equity
obligation of restitution
to sacrifice family for a greater cause
principle of reciprocity
flag of righteousness
loyal retainer
politics of the people (democratic theory of Sakuzō Yoshino, 1878-1933)
anticommunism; anti-communism
separatism; secessionism
evangelicalism; evangelism
Islamism; political Islam; Islamic fundamentalism
principle (or ideology) of international cooperation
moneymaking orientation
humanity and justice; benevolence and righteousness
dictatorship; despotism
The Three Major Duties (education, work and payment of taxes)
loyalty, filial piety, humanity, and justice
kanji reading and meaning
egoism; love of self
classicism; primitivism
principle of virtuous government; virtue as the principle of good government
transferred meaning; figurative meaning
governing by law and reason rather than by military force
policy favouring major powers; policy of great powers favorable only to themselves
backward-looking philosophy (ideology); conservatism
the "three noes principle" of no drive, no interest, and no sense of responsibility; principle of indolence, indifference, and irresponsibility
to make a formal salutation (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); to formally greet; to pay one's respects
transcendentalism (literary style); Parnassianism
humanism; humanitarianism
experimentalism (philosophy, esp. Dewey); experientialism
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
regionalism; sectionalism; localism
prosthetist and orthotist
principle of territorial jurisdiction
poetic justice; retributive justice
standardization; standardisation
flag state principle
White Australia Policy (pre-1965 Australian immigration policy)
compulsory school attendance
the five Confucian virtues (benevolence, justice, courtesy, wisdom, and sincerity)
democracy (as propounded by Sun Yat-sen)
eudaemonism; eudemonism
ultraconservative doctrine; ultraconservative policy
macro definition
self interest supremacy doctrine; (irresponsible) capitalism
type of humorous book popular in the Edo period (from the 1750s)
Neue Sachlichkeit (German art movement); New Objectivity
registration of transfer of shares; entry of a change of holders in the register of shareholders
jus soli; (principle of) birthright citizenship
reason and justice
secrets; mysteries; secret formula; essence; esoterica (of an art, martial arts, etc.)
friendship's responsibilities
undefined behavior; unspecified behavior
jus soli; (principle of) birthright citizenship
the principle of see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil; the policy of "see-not, hear-not, and speak-not"
sectarianism; sectionalism
separate matter; different meaning; special reason; special circumstances
state capitalism; national capitalism
lecture (i.e. an admonishment); sermon
New Democracy (concept devised by Mao Zedong)
detailed exposition
reading and meaning of a kanji
slapdash approach; rough-and-ready method; speed-before-quality policy
laying low, awaiting one's chance
problem definition; problem description
cost basis; cost principle
principle of nationality (according to which an offender should be tried in accordance with the law of his or her own country)
the principle of pleasing everyone; make-everybody-happy policy
Shingi Shingon ("New Shingon" school of Buddhism)
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
Kogi Shingon ("Old Shingon" school of Buddhism)
war communism (Russia, 1918-1921); military communism
(principle of) self-sufficiency
justification (by faith)
ritualism; ceremonialism
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
cobia (Rachycentron canadum); sergeant fish
reading of a kanji by meaning
alms; donation (esp. disaster relief or charity); contribution
brutality; inhumanity
exegesis; explanation of a text; commentary on a text
Islamism; political Islam; Islamic fundamentalism
explanation (of the meaning); interpretation
White Australia Policy (pre-1965 Australian immigration policy)
registration of transfer of shares; entry of a change of holders in the register of shareholders
meaning of a phrase
(belief in the desirability of) education by rote learning
archaism; pseudoclassicism
to break faith with
principle of being fair and just; fair and unbiased policy (unbiassed)
distributive justice; justitia distributiva
(former) Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic; Georgian SSR; GSSR
humanity, justice, loyalty, and filial piety
interpreting (and using) a passage without regard to its context
first-to-file principle (in patent law); first-to-file system
first-to-invent principle (in patent law); first-to-invent system
strategy of close-quarters fighting
worship or admiration of Western cultures
tokenism; appearance for appearance's sake
(Sun Yat-sen's) Three Principles of the People
meritocracy; performance-based system; achievement-based system
Japanism; Japanese nationalistic ideological movement
social constructionism; social constructivism
homonym that has a native Japanese reading
Sutra of Immeasurable Meanings
Data Definition Language; DDL
user defined; user specific
link process definition; LPD
type definition
built-in variable; predefined variable
synonymy; synonymity
synonymous name; synonym
generic definitions
document type definition; DTD
quasi-synonymy; quasi-synonymity
sexual intercourse permitted (by a woman) due to a sense of obligation (rather than desire)
sexual intercourse permitted (by a woman) due to a sense of obligation (rather than desire)
poor speakers make long speeches; brevity is the soul of wit
Buddhist seminary
exegesis; explanation of a text; commentary on a text; study of biblical interpretation
market price basis; market price principle
bridge (dentistry); bridgework
dental implant; implant denture
sememe; semanteme; irreducible unit of meaning
trial denture; wax denture
mandatory expense; required expenses
ability-to-pay principle (of taxation)
academic socialism; professorial socialism
kanji composed entirely of duplicate radicals
advocacy of consumer rights (product safety, accurate labelling, etc.); consumer activism; consumer advocacy; consumer spending; high levels of consumption
currency principle; currency doctrine
series of lectures on a topic given by different people
management familism; paternalistic management; family management style organizational philosophy
policy of alignment with the United Nations; UN-centrism
to interpret (and use) a passage without regard to its context
philanthropinism; educational system established by J. B. Basedow
retributivism; retributive justice; principle of punitive justice; belief that crimes deserve suitable punishment
retributivism; retributive justice; principle of punitive justice; belief that crimes deserve suitable punishment
creophagism; creophagy; carnism
anti-communism, anti-capitalism, anti-fascism (policy of the Socialist Masses Party)
banking principle; banking doctrine
neo-romanticism; neoromanticism
neo-romanticism; neoromanticism
neo-romanticism; neoromanticism
principle of nonalignment; nonalignment policy
principle of national self-determination
the morally righteous are blessed with many children
deliberative democracy; discursive democracy
climate justice; climate change as an ethical and political issue
inclusionism; inclusivism
exclusionism; exclusivism
cut-tailed bullhead (species of catfish, Pseudobagrus aurantiacus)
Pseudobagrus ichikawai (species of catfish)
deepsea smelt (Glossanodon semifasciatus)
Examples (200 in total)
There's no justice in this world.
He is justice.
They fought in the cause of justice.