ChiramiN4 kanji · 10 strokes
真 means true
真
真Memory trick
Ten (十) eyes (目) all agree: it's true.
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Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- true, reality
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- Grade 3 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) ま ma
ま (ma) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
Other Japanese readings: まこと makoto
From Chinese (onyomi) シン shin
シン (shin) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
Tap a reading to see when it's used. Why kanji have two kinds of reading: onyomi vs kunyomi.
Common word
真っ白 まっしろ · masshiro
pure white
Built from
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目 Used in 136 kanji
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What does 真 mean?
Right: 真 means true.Not quite: 真 means true.In 真っ白, which reading does 真 use?
Right. 真っ白 is read まっしろ (masshiro): 真 takes ま, its Japanese reading.Not quite. 真っ白 is read まっしろ (masshiro): 真 takes ま, its Japanese reading.