Kanji Detail for 眞 - "true, truth"

眞

Jinmeiyō Kanji

Meaning

眞 means "true, truth." Also associated with pure.
1. True - Genuine; real.
2. Truth - Actuality; reality.
3. Pure - Unadulterated; sincere.
Tattoo check: 眞
- Verified meaning: true, truth
- Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
- Used in real Japanese given names (read さな, しん, しんじ, ただし)
- Also carries these associations: pure
A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.
Name readings of 眞

Given names 眞(しん) 眞(ただし) 眞(まこと) 眞(まな)

Surnames 眞(さな) 眞(しんじ) 眞(まき) 眞(ますみ) 眞(まやなぎ)
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

truth; reality; Buddhist sect

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

real, actual, true, genuine

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

variant of 真[zhen1]
Onyomi

shin(シン)
Kunyomi

ma(ま)

makoto(まこと)
Strokes

10 strokes
Radical

目罒 (me・mehen)
Related Keywords

true truth pure appearance calligraphy genuine accurate actual authentic correct faithful honest legitimate loyal precise real reliable right sincere trustworthy valid

イエス、ナタナエルの己が許に來たるを見、これを指して言ひ給ふ「視よ、眞にイスラエル人なり、その衷に噓僞なし」。
When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, "Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit."
我こそは汝が父の亡靈なれ。只眞夜中の若千時のみ、閻浮にさまよふ許あれども、娑婆にて犯しゝ罪業の燒き淨めらるゝそれまでは、焦熱地獄の餓鬼の苦しみ。
I am your father's spirit, doomed for a certain time to walk the night, and during the day I am confined to burn in fires, until the evil crimes I had done in my life are burnt and purged away.