Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N1

1113 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 8

Meaning: loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness

Kunyomi:

Onyomi: チュウ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: こころ

Meaning: heart

Strokes: 4

Examples

Examples with audio

義(ちゅうぎ)   loyalty, devotion

誠心(ちゅうせいしん)   loyalty, sincerity

実な(ちゅうじつな)   faithful, loyal

告する(ちゅうこくする)   advise, warn

Onyomi Examples

チュウ loyalty, devotion, fidelity, faithfulness, inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)

チュウシン loyal retainer, loyal subject

セイチュウ loyalty

フチュウ disloyalty, infidelity