音読み: シン
訓読み: ま・まこと
画数: 10
部首: め（目）
Meaning
Truth / Reality / Sincerity / Genuine
- 写真 — photograph
- 真実 — truth
- 真理 — universal truth
- 真ん中 — center
- 真顔 — serious face
- 真夜中 — midnight
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- 真意 — real intention
- 真価 — true value
- 真剣 — seriousness; real sword
- 真相 — the truth of a matter
- 真っ向 — head-on; direct
真 is widely used in both abstract and practical contexts — from honesty and sincerity to photographs and midnight. It combines elements suggesting clarity and uprightness, symbolizing truth at the core.