Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N1

1128 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 13

Meaning: sincerity, admonish, warn, prohibit, truth, fidelity

Kunyomi: まこと

Onyomi: セイ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: ごんべん

Meaning: speech

Strokes: 7

Examples

Examples with audio

意(せいい)   sincerity, good faith

(ちゅうせい)   loyalty, sincerity

意(せいしんせいい)   in all sincerity

実な(せいじつな)   sincere, honest, faithful

(まこと)   truth, faith, fidelity

に(まことに)   indeed, really, truly

Onyomi Examples

セイジツ sincere, honest, faithful

セイイ sincerity, good faith

シセイ sincerity, devotion

セキセイ sincerity, true heart, devotion

Kunyomi Examples

まこと truth, reality, sincerity, honesty, integrity, fidelity, that's right

まことに indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite

嘘から出たまこと うそからでたまこと something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true, lie turned truth