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是

Level XII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 1554 / 2,608

Absolutely

On’yomi
ぜ
Kun’yomi
—
Radical
日 Sun (Kangxi 72)

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 架 (Shelf), less common than 克 (Overcome).

The sun (日) sits on a coat rack (疋) — the sun resting firmly on its stand is absolutely certain, fixed in its place.

In words

是非 ぜひ certainly,without failN3
是正 ぜせい correction;revisionN1
是非とも ぜひとも by all means (with sense of not taking no for an answer)N1

是 is rank 1554 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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