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忠

Loyalty
Stroke count: 8

Readings

On readingチュウ
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 6Level 33

Meanings

  1. loyaltyRtK
  2. faithfulness
  3. fidelity
  1. devotion
  2. inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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in · stick (丨) · mouth (口) · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 648

Compound words

忠誠ちゅうせい
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
忠実ちゅうじつ
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
忠義ちゅうぎ
loyalty; devotion
忠告ちゅうこく
advice; warning
忠臣ちゅうしん
loyal retainer; loyal subject
忠言ちゅうげん
(good) advice
忠孝ちゅうこう
loyalty and filial piety
忠恕ちゅうじょ
sincerity and consideration
不忠ふちゅう
disloyalty
口忠実くちまめ
talkative
忠臣蔵ちゅうしんぐら
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin
表忠塔ひょうちゅうとう
war-memorial monument
表忠碑ひょうちゅうひ
war-memorial monument
返り忠かえりちゅう
act of betrayal

On Reading Examples

彼は忠実に自分の義務を果たした。ちゅうじつ
He faithfully discharged his duty.tatoeba
彼は職務を忠実に実行した。ちゅうじつ
He performed his duties faithfully.tatoeba
彼は自己の主義に忠実でいる。ちゅうじつ
He remains loyal to his principles.tatoeba
彼は最後まで忠実であった。ちゅうじつ
He remained faithful to the last.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は父親の忠告を無視した。
He ignored his father's advice.tatoeba
彼は父の忠告を軽視しがちである。
He is inclined to make light of his father's advice.tatoeba
彼は父の忠告を軽んじた。
He made little of his father's advice.tatoeba
彼は彼女に飲酒をやめるようにと忠告した。
He advised her to stop drinking.tatoeba

Stroke Order

8 strokes

Loyalty. 中 (centre) + 心 (heart) — a heart that doesn't stray from the centre. 忠実 — faithful.

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 忠

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