貞 = 貝 + 卜

貞 is a Japanese kanji written with 9 strokes, listed here under the keyword “upright”. It is built from 貝 (shellfish) and 卜 (divining rod). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 58. It appears as a component in 2 other characters in this index.

Keyword: upright
RTK frame: 58
Strokes: 9
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): テイ, ジョウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): ただし.い, さだ
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: честный
Same glyph as a traditional Chinese hanzi: 貞 virtuous

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 貞

How to find 貞 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “shellfish” + “divining rod”. 貞 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 貞 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.