真

Meaning

真 centers on what is genuine and actual: truth, reality, and things as they really are. The Buddhist sect meaning is a specific application of this idea of ultimate truth.

• 写真しゃしん
  N5

  photograph; photo; picture; photography

• 真しん
  N1

  truth; reality; genuineness

• 真実しんじつ
  N2

  truth; reality

• 真面目まじめ
  N4

  serious; earnest; sober; grave

• 真剣しんけん
  N3

  serious; earnest

• 真似まね
  N3

  imitating; copying; mimicry

• 真ん中まんなか
  N4

  middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

• 真相しんそう
  N1

  truth; real situation

• 真夏まなつ
  N1

  middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer

• 真っ赤まっか
  N3

  bright red; deep red; flushed (of face)

• 真理しんり
  N1

  truth

• 真っ直ぐまっすぐ
  N5

  straight (ahead); direct; upright; erect

• 真夜中まよなか
  N3

  dead of night; midnight

• 真っ白まっしろ
  N3

  pure white

• 真空しんくう
  N2

  vacuum

• 真っ先まっさき
  N2

  the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front

• 真っ暗まっくら
  N2

  pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark

• 真っ黒まっくろ
  N3

  pitch black

• 真珠しんじゅ
  N1

  pearl

• 真摯しんし
  N1

  sincere; earnest; serious

• 真顔まがお

  serious look (on one's face); straight face

• 真意しんい
  N1

  real intention; true motive; true meaning

• 真っ当まっとう

  proper; respectable; decent; honest

• 真冬まふゆ

  midwinter; dead of winter

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