Question

真 ま、ま-、まこと true, reality, Buddhist sect 4 279 10 109 め・めへん・よこめ 会意 Compound Ideographic A compass is a tool with a needle on top that points to true north.

Accepted Answer

シン 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 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 3 十: ten具: tool; utensil; means; possess; ingredients; counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture 目 5 眞 TRUE Ten tools are all a true craftsman needs.

Kanji	真
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	目
Radical Number	109
Radical Strokes	5
Radical Reading	め・めへん・よこめ
Traditional Form	眞
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.

True Truth Real Pitch Red Deep Honest Means