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真 — 10 strokes / Radical「目」

道
8Elementary year 3 / 10 strokes / Radical「目」
On
シンしん · shin
Kun
まma
Meaning
true, real

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A character that includes 目 (eye). Looking carefully and confirming — 'true, real'.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onシンしんshin真偽しんぎ写真しゃしん純真じゅんしん
Kunまma真南まみなみ真新しいまあたらしい真っ先まっさき
Kun真ん中まんなか

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 真実しんじつ

    truth

  • 写真しゃしん

    photograph

More words with this kanji

  • 真夏まなつ
  • 真っ黒まっくろ
  • 真剣しんけん
  • 真珠しんじゅ
  • 真摯しんし
  • 真贋しんがん

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

これは 真(ま)っ赤(か)な りんごです。

This is a bright red apple.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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