典

音読おんよみ: テン

訓読くんよみ: (none commonly used)

画数かくすう: 8 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 八(はち)

Meaning

Ceremony, Code, Law, Precedent — used in contexts related to formal rules, written texts, or systems of order.


  • 典型てんけい — archetype, model example
  • 典礼てんれい — liturgy, ceremony
  • 典雅てんが — elegance, refined style
  • 古典こてん — classic, classical literature
  • 字典じてん — dictionary (kanji/character)
  • 事典じてん — encyclopedia

This character originally depicted ceremonial items on a stand, representing formal rules or books. Over time, it came to represent canonical texts, models, and codes — anything used as a standard of reference.

かれ典型てんけい的な日本人にほんじんです。
He is a typical Japanese person.

古典こてん読むよむのがきです。
I enjoy reading the classics.

字典じてん使つかって調しらべました。
I looked it up using a kanji dictionary.

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