Kanji

誠

Meaning

sincerity admonish warn

Readings

Kun'yomi

  • まこと truth
  • まこと に indeed
  • まこと にありがとうございます thank you very much

On'yomi

  • せい い sincerity
  • せい じつ sincere
  • たん せい working earnestly

Practice Writing

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誠 まこと
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Component Analysis

誠
sincerity, admonish, warn...
まこと, セイ
言
say, word
い.う, こと, ゲン
口
mouth
くち, コウ, ク
成
turn into, become, get...
な.る, な.す, セイ
戊
5th calendar sign
つちのえ, ボ, ボウ
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
厂
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
かりがね, カン
戈
halberd, arms, festival car...
ほこ, ほこづくり, カ
弋
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
いぐるみ, ヨク
厂
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
かりがね, カン
丿
katakana no radical (no. 4)
えい, よう, ヘツ
弋
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
いぐるみ, ヨク
丶
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ
𠃌

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