JLPT N1 · 13 strokes
Kanji 誠: "sincerity, admonish, warn"
The kanji 誠 means "sincerity, admonish, warn, prohibit, truth, fidelity". It is written with 13 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read セイ in on'yomi and まこと in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
セイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
まこと
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | sincerity, admonish, warn, prohibit, truth, fidelity |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 13 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 6 |
| Frequency rank | 1128 of 2,501 |
Common words with 誠
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 誠実sincere; honest; faithful
- 誠にreally; truly; very; extremely
- 誠意sincerity; good faith
- 誠truth; reality; fact · sincerity; honesty; faithfulness; good faith
- 忠誠loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity
- 忠誠を誓うto pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
- 忠誠心loyalty; faithfulness
- 誠心誠意in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
- 不誠実insincerity; dishonesty; untruthfulness; bad faith
- 誠にありがとうございますthank you very much
- 忠誠を尽くすto be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
- 誠心sincerity
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