Moto 誠: Sincerity; Admonish; WarnKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- セイ
- Kun'yomi
- まこと
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, grade 6
- Words
- 30 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (セイ)
- 誠実せいじつsincere; honest
- 誠意せいいsincerity; good faith
- 忠誠ちゅうせいloyalty; sincerity
- 丹誠たんせいworking earnestly; sincerity
- 至誠しせいsincerity; devotion
- 誠心せいしんsincerity
- 不誠実ふせいじつinsincerity; dishonesty
- 不誠意ふせいいinsincerity; dishonesty
- 信義誠実の原則しんぎせいじつのげんそくprinciple of good faith
- 忠誠を尽くすちゅうせいをつくすto be loyal to; to serve
- 忠誠を誓うちゅうせいをちかうto pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance
- 忠誠心ちゅうせいしんloyalty; faithfulness
- 熱誠ねっせいearnestness
- 至誠天に通ずしせいてんにつうずsincerity can move heaven
- 誠心誠意せいしんせいいin all sincerity; with one's whole heart
- 誠忠せいちゅうloyalty
- 誠情せいじょうsincerity
- 赤誠せきせいsincerity; true heart
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 誠にまことにindeed; really
- 誠まことtruth; reality
- 誠にありがとうございますまことにありがとうございますthank you very much
- 嘘から出た誠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
- 誠しやかまことしやかplausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. of a lie)
- 誠にありがとう御座いますまことにありがとうございますthank you very much
- 誠にもってまことにもってin all sincerity; truthfully
- 誠を尽くすまことをつくすto do with sincerity
Other readings
- 巧詐は拙誠に如かずこうさはせっせいにしかずbetter shoddy and sincere than clever and deceptive
- 誠に有難うございますまことにありがとうございますthank you very much
- 誠に有難う御座いますまことにありがとうございますthank you very much
- 誠照寺派じょうしょうじはJōshōji sect (of Shin Buddhism)
Kanji that often appear with 誠
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