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忠
JLPT N1 SL6 8 strokes Frequency: #1113

Meanings

Loyalty, Fidelity, Faithfulness

Radicals

心

Decomposition

⿱中心

Etymology

Pictophonetic: heart

Writing Practice

Stroke 0 / 8

Stroke Order

1 vertical bottom-right-to-top-left
2 corner bottom-right-to-top-left
3 horizontal bottom-right-to-top-left
4 vertical right-to-left
5 dot bottom-to-top
6 hook bottom-right-to-top-left
7 dot bottom-right-to-top-left
8 dot bottom-right-to-top-left
On'yomi (Chinese reading)
チュウ chuu
Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

No common kun'yomi readings

Words Using This Kanji

56 words total
Other (20 words)
忠君 ちゅうくん

loyalty to one's ruler

忠烈 ちゅうれつ

unswerving loyalty

忠魂 ちゅうこん

loyalty

忠信 ちゅうしん

faithfulness

忠義立て ちゅうぎだて

loyalty

忠霊塔 ちゅうれいとう

monument to the faithful who died in battle

忠恕 ちゅうじょ

sincerity and consideration

忠魂碑 ちゅうこんひ

monument to the faithful who died in battle

尽忠 じんちゅう

loyalty

不忠実 ふちゅうじつ

disloyalty

誠忠 せいちゅう

loyalty

尽忠報国 じんちゅうほうこく

loyalty and patriotism

忠告に従う ちゅうこくにしたがう

to follow advice

忠なる ちゅうなる

devoted

忠実度 ちゅうじつど

fidelity

忠言逆耳 ちゅうげんぎゃくじ

good advice is harsh to the ears

忠義一徹 ちゅうぎいってつ

staunch (steadfast, single-hearted) in one's devotion to his master (lord)

忠義一途 ちゅうぎいちず

staunch (steadfast, single-hearted) in one's devotion to his master (lord)

忠実忠実しい まめまめしい

hardworking

忠実忠実しい まめまめしい

hardworking

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