EntryCommonWaniKani 16
  1. Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)

    truth; reality

    その真実が明るみに出た。
    The fact was brought to light.
  2. Adverb (fukushi)

    truly; really

  3. Noun

    absolute truth

    Buddhism

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

true, reality, Buddhist sect

Kun
ま、ま-、まこと
On
シン
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N4
Frequency
279 of 2500
Radical
eye
WaniKani
Level 16

Built from

Used in names as

さな、さね、ただ、ただし、なお、のり、まあ、まこ、まさ、まっ、まど、まな、まゆ、みち、も

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-2-8, 2-7-3SKIP code
2k8.1The Kanji Dictionary
4080.1Four corner code
1561deroo
771fUnicode hex code
1-31-31JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
783Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3926New Nelson (John Haig)
2111New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2616Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1337Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1813Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
75Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
79Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
278A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1228Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
384Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
23236Morohashi
514A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
422Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
428Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
438sakade
227Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
341henshall3
358Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
195crowley
242Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
2.7busy_people
1385Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
75Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhen1Pinyin reading
jinKorean reading
n4JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
16WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

reality, truth, seed, fruit, nut

Kun
み、みの.る、まこと、みの、みち.る
On
ジツ、シツ
Strokes
8
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
68 of 2500
Radical
roof
WaniKani
Level 9

Built from

Used in names as

ぐみ、さね

Dictionary and index codes (34)
CodeReference
2-3-5SKIP code
3m5.4The Kanji Dictionary
3053.0Four corner code
763deroo
5b9fUnicode hex code
1-28-34JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1297Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1324New Nelson (John Haig)
2225New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2765Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1416Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1911Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1572Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1694Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
89A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
678Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
233Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
7124Morohashi
296A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
203Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
203Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
233sakade
466Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
312henshall3
301Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
37crowley
672Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
3.20busy_people
470Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1586Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
shi2Pinyin reading
silKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
9WaniKani level