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至誠 (しせい, shisei) Japanese meaning: sincerity | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 じ 字 Furigana
Kanji 誠 sincerity, admonish, warn Related words 誠せい 実じつ 誠実 is a more common, everyday word for sincerity and faithfulness, while 至誠 is a weightier, more literary term emphasizing the utmost degree of sincerity.
真ま 心ごころ 真心 is a warm, native Japanese word for a sincere heart, often used in personal relationships, whereas 至誠 is a Sino-Japanese compound with a more formal, principled tone.
Etymology A Sino-Japanese compound of 至 (utmost) and 誠 (sincerity), literally meaning 'utmost sincerity'. The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word has been used in classical Chinese and Japanese texts to denote the highest degree of sincerity and devotion.
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Everyone was moved by his words filled with utmost sincerity.
If you approach matters with complete sincerity, a path will surely open.