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誠 — 13 strokes ／ Radical「言」

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5Elementary year 6 ／ 13 strokes ／ Radical「言」
On
セイせい · sei
Kun
まことmakoto
Meaning
sincerity; truth

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

言 "word" plus 成 "to accomplish"; carrying out just what one said — hence "sincerity."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onセイせいsei誠実せいじつ誠意せいい至誠しせい
Kunまことmakoto誠まこと誠にまことに

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 誠実せいじつ

    sincere; honest

  • 誠意せいい

    sincerity; good faith

More words with this kanji

  • 悃誠こんせい

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

誠意(せいい)をこめて手紙(てがみ)を書(か)いた。

I wrote the letter with real sincerity.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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Compound

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