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貞 means 'upright'

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Strokes : 9    Frequency: 1512   JLPT: N1    Usefulness: 5    Study set: 5-24    Grade: 8   Intermediate lesson: -    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 26 words   Used in 37 words   Used in 740 names   Component in 12 kanji (1 Jōyō)
Jōyō (常用)
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   テイ
Name
   さだ
Kun    さだ upright, chastity, constancy, righteousness
Name    さざ   ただし   りょう
⿱   divining rod   shellfish  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 貞 is used 3 times, read 1 way.
Across all words in Japanese, 貞 is used 22 times, read 2 ways.
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chastity; virtue; fidelity
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to harp too long on a subject  (slang)
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An additional 👌さだ less common words include 貞 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 1615  Joy o' Kanji : 1615  Key to Kanji:

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テイ    upright   
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かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
divining rod
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