# 貞 — upright; faithful

貞 means “upright; faithful”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 9 strokes. On'yomi: テイ (tei). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: upright; faithful
- On'yomi: テイ (tei)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 9
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Feelings 3

## How to remember 貞

Parts: 卜 mark · 貝 shell; money

## Don't confuse it with

[偵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/scout/) · [貼](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stick-on/) · [貝](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/shellfish/) · [買](https://moji.ninja/n5-kanji/buy/)

## More in the “Feelings 3” set

[朗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/melodious/) · [寛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lenient/) · [貞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/upright/) · [恩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kindness/) · [狂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crazed/) · [悔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/regret/) · [惨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wretched/) · [懐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/nostalgic/) · [奮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stirred-up/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/upright/. Last updated 2026-11-01.