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傑

greatness, excellence

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes13

Readings

On'yomi

  • ケツ

Kun'yomi

  • すぐ.れる

Nanori

  • すぐ
  • たけ
  • まさ

Meaning

傑 centers on outstanding quality: greatness and excellence that set someone or something apart from the ordinary.

Most common words using 傑

  • 傑作けっさく
    N2

    masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; fine piece of work

  • 傑けつ
    N1

    the top (e.g. top ten); the best

  • 傑出けっしゅつ

    being outstanding; excelling; being foremost

  • 英傑えいけつ

    great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person

  • 豪傑ごうけつ

    hero; bold person; daring person; great person; extraordinary person

  • 女傑じょけつ

    heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon

  • 傑物けつぶつ

    great person; distinguished person; outstanding figure; giant; person of high caliber

  • 三傑さんけつ

    three great people (e.g. of the Meiji Restoration)

  • 三英傑さんえいけつ

    The Three Unifiers (Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Tokugawa Ieyasu)

  • 人傑じんけつ

    great person; outstanding talent; hero

  • 俊傑しゅんけつ

    hero; genius

  • 傑人けつじん

    outstanding person; distinguished person; person of high caliber

  • 傑士けっし

    great man; hero; outstanding person; distinguished person

  • 十傑じっけつ

    ten best people (in a particular field)

  • 怪傑かいけつ

    person of extraordinary talent; wonder; marvel

  • 最高傑作さいこうけっさく

    masterpiece; masterwork; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality

  • 維新の三傑いしんのさんけつ

    three great nobles of the Restoration; three statesmen (Okubo Toshimichi, Saigo Takamori and Kido Takayoshi) who played an important role during the Meiji Restoration

  • 英雄豪傑えいゆうごうけつ

    hero; warrior of matchless valor; heroic character

  • 豪傑笑いごうけつわらい

    hearty laugh; loud laugh

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Etymology

傑 combines 亻 (person) with 桀, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of standing out or being prominent. The exact historical development of 桀 is uncertain.

Meaning mnemonic

A person 亻 beside 桀, a shape that suggests something tall and striking. Picture a person standing out from the crowd, marked by exceptional greatness.

Reading mnemonic

For ケツ, imagine a great person receiving a prestigious award shaped like a giant kettle: kettle -> ケツ, and the kettle symbolizes their excellence.