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KanjiN4Grade 3 · 小310 strokesRadical 目#279 in newspapers

真 · true, reality

真 is a kanji meaning true, reality, Buddhist sect. It has 10 strokes and is on the JLPT N4 list.

On'yomi · from Chinese

  • シンshin

Kun'yomi · Japanese

  • まma
  • ま-ma-
  • まことmakoto

Practise the N4 kanji

In 第10巻 JLPT N4, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.

Words that use 真 · 25 in our JLPT lists

Words that use 真
WordReadingMeaningLevel
写真しゃしんa picture; a photographN5
真面目まじめdiligent, seriousN4
真ん中まんなかmiddle, centerN4
真剣しんけんseriousness, earnestnessN3
真っ赤まっかdeep red, flushed (of face)N3
真似まねmimicry, imitation, behaviorN3
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More words that use 真
WordReadingMeaningLevel
真理しんりtruthN3
真空しんくうvacuumN2
真っ暗まっくらtotal darknessN2
真っ黒まっくろpitch blackN2
真っ青まっさおdeep blue, ghastly paleN2
真っ先まっさきforemost, beginningN2
真っ白まっしろpure whiteN2
真似るまねるto mimic, to imitateN2
生真面目きまじめserious, sincerityN1
真実しんじつtruth, realityN1
真珠しんじゅpearlN1
真相しんそうtruth, real situationN1
真上まうえjust above, right overheadN1
真心まごころsincerity, devotionN1
真下ましたright under, directly belowN1
真っ二つまっぷたつin two equal partsN1
真ん前まんまえright in front, under the noseN1
真ん丸いまんまるいperfectly circularN1
真ん円いまんまるいperfectly roundN1

Example sentence

この写真大好き。

このしゃしんだいすき

I love this picture.

Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #221437 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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