嫡
Legitimate Wife
Meanings
Legitimate Wife, Direct Descent (non-bastard)
On'yomi
ちゃく、 てき
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Stroke order
嫡 is written in 14 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
嫡 (Legitimate Wife) is not taught on WaniKani and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese secondary school as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #2130 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 14 strokes.
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