| 842 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 948 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 936 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1040 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1653 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 632 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1289 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 705 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1348 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 1431 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 758 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 773 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 3087 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1575 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 2154 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 609 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10353 | Morohashi |
| 2433 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1801 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 602 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 648 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 869 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness
- On:
- チュウ
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1113 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 忠 【チュウ】 loyalty, devotion, fidelity, faithfulness, inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)
- 忠臣 【チュウシン】 loyal retainer, loyal subject
- 誠忠 【セイチュウ】 loyalty
- 不忠 【フチュウ】 disloyalty, infidelity
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きよし、 たた、 ただ、 ただし、 なお
- Korean:
- chung
Spanish
- lealtad
- fidelidad
Portuguese
- lealdade
- fidelidade
French
- loyauté
- fidélité
| 1658 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k4.6 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 2-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 5033.6 | Four corner code |
| 1-35-73 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fe0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 6
JLPT level N1
1128 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 誠実 【セイジツ】 sincere, honest, faithful
- 誠意 【セイイ】 sincerity, good faith
- 至誠 【シセイ】 sincerity, devotion
- 赤誠 【セキセイ】 sincerity, true heart, devotion
Kun reading compounds
- 誠 【まこと】 truth, reality, fact, sincerity, honesty, faithfulness, good faith, indeed, really, absolutely, truly, actually, very, quite
- 誠に 【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
Readings
- Japanese names:
- きよ、 さと、 しげ、 とも、 のぶ、 ま、 まこ、 まさ
- Korean:
- seong
Spanish
- sinceridad
- confianza
- verdad
Portuguese
- sinceridade
- advertir
- avisar
- proíbir
- verdade
- fidelidade
French
- sincérité
- avertir
- prévenir
- interdire
- vérité
- fidélité
| 825 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 923 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 912 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 1244 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 4352 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 745 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 1758 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 1935 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 718 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 731 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 943 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 1683 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 1922 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1023 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1382 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 369 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 35497P | Morohashi |
| 1523 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 5606 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 363 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 388 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 963 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 3059 | 2001 Kanji |
| 7a6.3 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-7-6 | SKIP code |
| 0365.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-32-31 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 8aa0 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N4
157 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 心 【シン】 heart, mind, spirit, vitality, inner strength, bottom of one's heart, core (of one's character), nature, centre, center, core, heart, heart (organ), Chinese "Heart" constellation (one of the 28 mansions), friend
- 心から 【ココロカラ】 from the bottom of one's heart, heartily, sincerely
- 重心 【ジュウシン】 centre of gravity (center), centroid, barycenter, (one's) balance
- 会心 【カイシン】 congeniality, satisfaction, gratification
Kun reading compounds
- 心 【こころ】 mind, heart, spirit, the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
- 心意気 【こころいき】 spirit, determination, pluck, mettle
- 我が心 【わがこころ】 my heart
- 静心 【しずごころ】 calm mind, placid temperament
Readings
- Korean:
- sim
Spanish
- corazón
- centro
Portuguese
- coração
- mente
- espírito
French
- coeur
- esprit
- radical coeur (no. 61)
| 95 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
| 164 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
| 147 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
| 139 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
| 1645 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
| 80 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 172 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
| 49 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
| 2.14 | Japanese for Busy People |
| 97 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 97 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
| 172 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
| 766 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
| 11 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 4 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
| 602 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
| 10295 | Morohashi |
| 11 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
| 1780 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
| 595 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
| 639 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
| 64 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
| 96 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
| 358 | 2001 Kanji |
| 4k0.1 | The Kanji Dictionary |
| 1-1-3 | SKIP code |
| 4-4-4 | SKIP code |
| 3300.0 | Four corner code |
| 1-31-20 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
| 5fc3 | Unicode hex code |