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Kanji for Sincerity
Japanese has more than one kanji connected to “sincerity”: 允、誠. Each has its own feeling. Compare their meanings, readings and the names they appear in.
sincerity
Sincere and true.
4 strokes On reading イン (in) Kun reading じょう、まことに、ゆるす (jou, makotoni, yurusu) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: license, sincerity, permit
Readings used for names on Nazuke: in, chika, nobu, makoto, masa, mitsu, yoshi
In Japan it appears in about 206 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
Names written with 允: Germain 路芽允 · Germaine 路芽允 · Jermaine 路芽允
sincerity
Truthfulness and loyalty; the banner of the Shinsengumi samurai read 誠.
Makoto (誠), meaning absolute sincerity, was the iconic single-character emblem blazoned on the banners of the Shinsengumi.
13 strokes On reading セイ (sei) Kun reading まこと (makoto) JLPT N1
Dictionary meanings: sincerity, admonish, warn, prohibit, truth
Readings used for names on Nazuke: shige, se, sei, tomo, nobu, ma, masa
In Japan it appears in about 381 given names in the JMnedict name dictionary, in both boys’ and girls’ names.
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