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code

Lv 37

Strokes: 8

JLPT: N1

Jōyō: Grade 4

Meanings

code RTKRule

Community Mnemonic

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This kanji means a code of law, not a secret language or symbolic language (such as programming code) ... Story: The code of law is a tool used to bend citizens to society's will. You can use the image of a totalitarian state, but be careful not to confuse it with the pinnacle primitive 阪 (#1390).

Source: Kanji Koohii community

Radical Components

具tool

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On'yomi

てん

Kun'yomi

None

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