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Kyōiku Kanji

貴 — precious / noble

Grade 6き, たっと, とうと

貴 (readings: き, たっと, とうと; Japanese kanji) means “precious / noble”. It is a Grade 6 Kyōiku kanji, taught in year 6 of Japanese elementary school, and appears in words such as 貴族 (nobility).

What does 貴 mean?

Kanji
Meaningprecious / noble
Readingsき, たっと, とうと
GradeGrade 6 (Hardest)
CurriculumKyōiku kanji · Japanese elementary school

How to read 貴

貴 is read or たっと or とうと depending on the word.

Example words with 貴

Example貴族 (nobility)
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Updated: 2026-07-14