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Kanji Detail for 衷 - "sincere, inner"

衷

  • Meaning

    衷 means "sincere, inner." Also associated with middle.

    1. Sincere - Genuine and honest; heartfelt.

    2. Inner - Within; inside; interior.

    3. Middle - The center; between extremes.

    4. Heart - The innermost feelings; true emotions.

  • Words using 衷

    • 折衷 せっちゅう Listen compromise; cross; blending

  • Four-character idioms with 衷

    • 和洋折衷 わようせっちゅう Listen blending of Japanese and Western styles
    • 和衷協同 わちゅうきょうどう Listen harmonious cooperation; close cooperation
    • 雅俗折衷 がぞくせっちゅう Listen blending of the classical and colloquial styles

  • Tattoo check: 衷

    • Verified meaning: sincere, inner
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ただし, ちゅう, まこと)
    • Also carries these associations: middle

    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 衷

    Given names 衷(ただし)Listen 衷(ちゅう)Listen 衷(まこと)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    inmost; heart; mind; inside

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    heart, from bottom of one's heart

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    inner feelings

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    sincere, heartfelt

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Good. Meaning sincere and honest, not deceitful, not biased. Such as saying 宸衷 (imperial heart), 愚衷 (my humble feelings). | Appropriate. 折衷 (compromise). Meaning to judge right and wrong appropriately. Also read Level tone. | Deviant. Same as 邪.

  • Onyomi

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    chuu(チュウ) チュウ

  • Kunyomi

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    none

  • Strokes

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    9 strokes

  • Radical

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    衣 衤 (koromo・koromohen)

  • Related Keywords

    sincere inner middle fitting good heart sincerity unbiased underwear inmost thoughts authentic candid center earnest emotion frank genuine honest intimate open personal soul spirit

Sentences including 衷

  • He lives in a house built in a semi foreign style.

  • When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, "Here truly is an Israelite in whom there is no deceit."

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