単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Kanji compounds#8,211 most used

正統

せいとう0

Pitch accent · 平板 (heiban)

legitimate; orthodox

ITS KANJI

IN A SENTENCE

He is the king's legitimate heir.

written for Tangoya

IN OTHER SENTENCES

Which prince is the legitimate heir to the throne?

from Tatoeba · Ianagisacos

MEANING

1

legitimate; orthodox; traditional

adjectival noun · takes の · noun

TANGOYA ASKS

The dictionary gives 正統 this one meaning.

SOUNDS THE SAME

政党political partyせいとう
征討subjugation; conquestせいとう · not in tangoya
青島qingdao (china); tsingtao; chingtaoせいとう · not in tangoya
正当justifiable; legitimateせいとう

DETAILS

Kind熟語, kanji compounds

Frequency#8,211 most used

Written正統 only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium