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True Truth Real Pitch Red Deep Honest Means

Kanji
Onyomi シン
Kunyomi ま、ま-、まこと
Nanori さな, さね, ただ, ただし, なお, のり, まあ, まこ, まさ, まっ, まど, まな, まゆ, みち, も
English true, reality, Buddhist sect
Examples 写真(しゃしん): (1) photograph; photo (2) movie
真相(しんそう): truth; real situation
真実(しんじつ): truth; reality
真ん中(まんなか): middle; centre; center; mid-way
真理(しんり): truth
真っ暗(まっくら): (1) total darkness; pitch dark (2) bleak future; poor prospects
真っ赤(まっか): (1) bright red; deep red; flushed (of face) (2) downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
真っ先(まっさき): the head; the foremost; beginning
真っ白(まっしろ): pure white
真珠(しんじゅ): pearl
真剣(しんけん): (1) seriousness; earnestness (2) real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon) (practise)
真っ青(まっさお): deep blue; ghastly pale
真空(しんくう): vacuum; hollow; empty
真っ二つ(まっぷたつ): in two equal parts
真心(まごころ): sincerity; devotion
真上(まうえ): just above; right overhead
真面目(まじめ): diligent; serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
真似(まね): mimicry; imitation; behavior; behaviour; pretense; pretence
真逆(まさか): by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!
真似る(まねる): to mimic; to imitate
真っ直ぐ(まっすぐ): (1) straight (ahead); direct; upright; erect (2) straightforward; honest; frank
真っ黒(まっくろ): pitch black
真下(ました): right under; directly below
真ん円い(まんまるい): perfectly round; perfectly circular
真ん前(まんまえ): right in front; just opposite; under the nose
生真面目(きまじめ): too serious; person who is too serious; honesty; sincerity
JLPT Level 4
Jouyou Grade 3
Frequency 279
Components 十: ten
具: tool; utensil; means; possess; ingredients; counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture
Number of Strokes 10
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 109
Radical Strokes 5
Radical Reading め・めへん・よこめ
Traditional Form
Classification 会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword TRUE
Koohii Story 1 A compass is a tool with a needle on top that points to true north.
Koohii Story 2 Ten tools are all a true craftsman needs.

Tags: jlpt.n4, grade3, kanjifreq251-500

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