Usage patterns 〈 相あい 手て 〉 への 忠ちゅう 誠せい を 示しめ す to show loyalty toward someone or something
He showed loyalty to his boss.
〈 場ば 所しょ 〉 に 対たい する 忠ちゅう 誠せい loyalty toward a country or place
The soldier held loyalty to his country.
〈 人ひと 〉 の 忠ちゅう 誠せい を 試ため す to test someone's loyalty
The boss tested his subordinate's loyalty.
Expressions 忠ちゅう 誠せい を 尽つ くす be loyal to; serve faithfully; pledge allegiance Kanji 忠 loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness 誠 sincerity, admonish, warn Related words· 6 忠誠 is a general, modern term for loyalty or allegiance, while 忠義 specifically evokes feudal-style duty-bound loyalty to a lord or superior and sounds more old-fashioned.
忠誠 emphasizes deep allegiance or devotion to a person or cause, whereas 忠実 more broadly means faithful or accurate, often describing following instructions or facts.
忠誠 implies allegiance or devotion to someone or something, while 誠実 describes a person's sincere and honest character without necessarily implying loyalty to an entity.
忠誠 is the more common, concrete word for loyalty used in modern contexts, while 忠 is an abstract, literary term for the same virtue.
Show 2 more Show fewer 忠誠 emphasizes loyalty to a person, group, or country, often with a hierarchical nuance, whereas 信義 focuses on mutual trust and keeping one's word in relationships or agreements.
忠誠 means loyalty to a person, group, or cause, whereas 操 （みさお ）emphasizes an individual's inner moral constancy.
Opposites 忠誠 means faithful loyalty and allegiance, while 反逆 means betrayal or treason against the person or cause one should be loyal to.
忠誠 means loyalty and faithful devotion, the direct opposite of 背信 's betrayal of trust.
忠誠 means loyalty or faithfulness, the direct opposite of 裏切り , which means betraying that trust.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound written with 忠 , associated with loyalty and devotion, and 誠 , associated with sincerity and truthfulness.
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