chastity · upright

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The on reading is てい, and no kun reading is listed. It has 9 strokes and relates to uprightness, chastity, and fidelity.
• Basic usage: 貞淑 is read ていしゅく, and 不貞 is read ふてい.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 貞淑 / 不貞
  • 貞淑 means chastity or modesty. It is a noun or na-adjective read ていしゅく. In traditional contexts, it describes chastity, modesty, and fidelity.
  • 古い物語では主人公が貞淑な妻として描かれている。 means “The protagonist is portrayed as a chaste wife in the old story.”
  • 不貞 means infidelity or adultery. It is a noun read ふてい. It refers to infidelity or adultery within a marriage.
  • 物語の夫は不貞を疑われて家を追われた。 means “The husband in the story was thrown out of the house on suspicion of infidelity.”