忠 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「心」
道5Elementary year 6 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「心」
- On
- チュウ
- Kun
- —
- Meaning
- loyalty; faithfulness
Origin
中 "centre" over 心 "heart"; a heart set squarely in the middle, unswayed — hence "loyalty."
Stroke order
Readings and examples
| チュウ | 忠実・忠勤・誠忠 |
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Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 忠実ちゅうじつ
faithful; devoted
- 忠告ちゅうこく
advice; warning
Example
友の忠告を聞いてよかった。
I am glad I listened to my friend's advice.
Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)