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Sincerity Fidelity 誠 セイ まこと きよ さと しげ

Kanji
Onyomi セイ
Kunyomi まこと
Nanori きよ, さと, しげ, とも, のぶ, ま, まこ, まさ
English sincerity, admonish, warn, prohibit, truth, fidelity
Examples 誠実(せいじつ): sincere; honest; faithful
誠(まこと): (1) truth; reality (2) sincerity; honesty; integrity; fidelity (3) that's right (used when recalling forgotten information, suddenly changing the subject, etc.)
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade 6
Frequency 1128
Components 言: say
成: turn into; become; get; grow; elapse; reach
Number of Strokes 13
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 149
Radical Strokes 7
Radical Reading こと・げん・ごんべん・ことば
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword sincerity
Koohii Story 1 Sincerity happens when what you say actually turns into something.
Koohii Story 2 Sincerity is turning your words into actions.
RTK Index (new) 388

Tags: jlpt.n1, grade6, kanjifreq1001-1500

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