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Manners Mr T Master Ceremonies Righteous 儀 ギ

Kanji
Onyomi
Nanori のり, よし
English ceremony, rule, affair, case, a matter
Examples 儀式(ぎしき): ceremony; rite; ritual; service
礼儀(れいぎ): manners; courtesy; etiquette
行儀(ぎょうぎ): manners; behavior; behaviour
お辞儀(おじぎ): bow; bowing
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 739
Components 人: person
義: righteousness; justice; morality; honor; loyalty; meaning
Number of Strokes 15
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 9
Radical Strokes 2
Radical Reading ひと・にんべん・ひとやね
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword ceremony
Koohii Story 1 Mr. T is the master of ceremonies because he is a righteous dude.
Koohii Story 2 Mr. T was briefly a rapper, that is an M.C., that is a master of CEREMONIES (the origin of the phrase). But he sang only RIGHTEOUS songs, no cursing or anything like that. (all true: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_rBidCkJxo ).

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq501-750

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