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Kanji for Steadfast
The kanji for “steadfast” is 貞, read tei and written in 9 strokes. Here is what it means, how it is read, and the names it is used in.
steadfast
Steady, upright and true; someone who keeps faith with what matters.
9 strokes On reading テイ、ジョウ (tei, jou) Kun reading ただしい、さだ (tadashii, sada) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: upright, chastity, constancy, righteousness
Readings used for names on Nazuke: sada, tei
In Japan it appears in about 367 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
Names written with 貞: David 貞美道 · Dacia 貞詩安 · Dania 貞新安 · Davis 貞美寿 · Damian 貞実安 · Damien 貞実縁 · Chastity 茶寿貞照 · Devin 貞敏 · Dale 貞瑠 · Dave 貞歩 · Dayle 貞瑠 · Bertie 羽貞 and 16 more
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