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真 – true, reality, Buddhist sect
10 strokesTaught in grade 3#279 in newspaper frequencyN5 vocabulary
The kanji 真 means true, reality, Buddhist sect. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is シン (shin); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is ま、ま-、まこと (ma, ma, makoto). It is written with 10 strokes, under radical 目 (no. 109).
Stroke order
Stroke order from KanjiVG. Practise others with the stroke order lookup.
Readings
| Type | Reading | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| On’yomi | シン | shin |
| Kun’yomi | ま | ma |
| Kun’yomi | ま- | ma |
| Kun’yomi | まこと | makoto |
A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.
Radical and components
Radical: 目 (Kangxi radical 109). Components: 一・十・ハ・目.
Words using 真
写真しゃしんphotograph真面目まじめserious真剣しんけんserious真似まねimitating真理しんりtruth真っ赤まっかbright red真空しんくうvacuum真っ暗まっくらpitch-dark真っ黒まっくろpitch-black真っ青まっさおdeep blue真っ先まっさきthe head真っ白まっしろpure white真似るまねるto mimic真実しんじつtruth真珠しんじゅpearl真相しんそうtruth真上まうえright above真心まごころsincerity真っ二つまっぷたつtwo equal parts真下ましたright under真ん前まんまえright in front生真面目きまじめoverserious真ん丸いまんまるいperfectly round真ん円いまんまるいperfectly round
Example sentences
「親父これって・・・真剣？」「当たり前だろう、決闘なのだからな」
"Dad, this a real sword?" "Of course, it is a duel after all."
Kanji with the same radical
Sources: KANJIDIC2 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0), KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0), Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). About the data.