正

Alternative forms
As a component of some complex characters, 正 is often written as with its last two strokes different. Compare and.

Usage notes

 * The successive strokes of ([[Image:Tally marks 3.svg|100px|East Asian tally marks 1 through 5]]) are used in China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea and other areas where Chinese characters are prominent to designate tallies in votes, scores, points, sushi orders, and the like, much as [[Image:Tally b05.svg]] is used in Africa, the Americas, Australia, and Europe. Tallies beyond five are written with a  for each group of five, followed by the remainder. For example, a tally of twelve [[Image:Tally b12.svg|12 in tally marks as used in Europe, Zimbabwe, Australia, and North America]] is written as 正正丅.

Glyph origin
– to go on a long journey. Original form of.

Etymology
Sino-Tibetan or area word: “centre; target; first (month); straight; correct”.

Compare. sets up for this, which includes 正,  and.

Additionally, has, whence , , ,. Also compare.

Derivatives:

For etymology of pronunciation in the month 's name, see there.

Definitions

 * 1) straight; upright in proper position; middle
 * 2) right; proper; correct; upright
 * 3) obverse; right
 * 4) regular; standard
 * 5) precisely; directly; perfectly
 * 6) primary; chief; main; full
 * 7) pure; unmixed; authentic; true
 * 8) pretty; attractive; beautiful
 * 9)  awesome; fantastic
 * 10) just now; right now; in the process of
 * 11) just; exactly; precisely
 * 12) to straighten; to make straight
 * 13) to make right; to rectify; to correct
 * 14)  ten duodecillion(1040)
 * 15)  regular
 * 16)  positive; plus
 * 17)  positive
 * 18)  sharp; on the dot
 * 19)  only; merely
 * 20)  just; just now
 * 21)  only then; only after
 * 22)  right (direction)
 * 23)  five (successive strokes of  are added in writing sequence to tally a count of five per character)
 * 1) pure; unmixed; authentic; true
 * 2) pretty; attractive; beautiful
 * 3)  awesome; fantastic
 * 4) just now; right now; in the process of
 * 5) just; exactly; precisely
 * 6) to straighten; to make straight
 * 7) to make right; to rectify; to correct
 * 8)  ten duodecillion(1040)
 * 9)  regular
 * 10)  positive; plus
 * 11)  positive
 * 12)  sharp; on the dot
 * 13)  only; merely
 * 14)  just; just now
 * 15)  only then; only after
 * 16)  right (direction)
 * 17)  five (successive strokes of  are added in writing sequence to tally a count of five per character)
 * 1)  ten duodecillion(1040)
 * 2)  regular
 * 3)  positive; plus
 * 4)  positive
 * 5)  sharp; on the dot
 * 6)  only; merely
 * 7)  just; just now
 * 8)  only then; only after
 * 9)  right (direction)
 * 10)  five (successive strokes of  are added in writing sequence to tally a count of five per character)
 * 1)  only; merely
 * 2)  just; just now
 * 3)  only then; only after
 * 4)  right (direction)
 * 5)  five (successive strokes of  are added in writing sequence to tally a count of five per character)
 * 1)  right (direction)
 * 2)  five (successive strokes of  are added in writing sequence to tally a count of five per character)
 * 1)  five (successive strokes of  are added in writing sequence to tally a count of five per character)

Definitions

 * 1) first (month of the lunar year)
 * 2)  bull's eye; centre of target
 * 3)  target; goal
 * 1)  target; goal

Descendants
Others:
 * Lü:
 * Lü:

Kanji

 * 1) correct
 * 2) justice
 * 3)  positive
 * 4)  regular

Noun

 * 1) correctness

Pronoun

 * 1)   I or me, the first person singular (used by males)

Numeral

 * 1) A number of ten-duodecillion (1040) in modern Japanese since 17th century.
 * 5, as tally marks. Similar to four vertical lines followed by a slanted horizontal line crossing through them, this character is used to count to 5 stroke by stroke. Thus this kanji written up to the third stroke represents 3. After the fifth and final stroke, when this character is completed, one starts writing this character again to count to higher numbers.

Prefix

 * 1)  "senior" ranking for
 * 2)  exactly (of a number)
 * 1)  exactly (of a number)
 * 1)  exactly (of a number)
 * 1)  exactly (of a number)
 * 1)  exactly (of a number)

Adjective

 * 1) proper; straight, direct; genuine, true

Numeral

 * 1) ten-duodecillion (1040)

Etymology 1
From.

Etymology 2
From.