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真

true
Stroke count: 10

Readings

On readingシン
Kun readingま、ま-、まこと
JōyōGrade 3
  1. truth
  2. reality
  3. genuineness
  4. seriousness
  5. truth

Popular Usage

写真真中真剣真空生真面目

Radicals and components

Radical目eyeComponents

Mnemonic (RtK)

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ten (十) · needle (丨) · eye (目) · tool (斤) · one (一) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 79

Compound words

写真しゃしん
photograph; photo; picture; photography; moving picture
真剣しんけん
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
真空しんくう
vacuum; absolute void; complete vacuity
真意しんい
real intention; true motive; true meaning
真価しんか
true value; real worth
真夏まなつ
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
真顔まがお
serious look (on one's face); straight face
真偽しんぎ
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
真似まね
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour
真実しんじつ
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
真珠しんじゅ
pearl
真上まうえ
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
真心まごころ
sincerity; true heart; devotion
真相しんそう
truth; real situation
真冬まふゆ
midwinter; dead of winter
真理しんり
truth
真摯しんし
sincere; earnest; serious
真髄しんずい
essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart
真のしんの
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
写真家しゃしんか
photographer
真っ暗まっくら
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
真っ向まっこう
directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front
真っ赤まっか
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete
真っ先まっさき
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front

Stroke Order

10 strokes

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