Kanji

忠

loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness

Kanji

Grade

Grade 6

Strokes

8 strokes

Radical

心部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

チュウ

Nanori (Name Reading)

あつ, あつし, きよし, じょう, すなお, ただ, ただし, ただす, つら, なり, なる, のり, ほどこす

Common Readings

チュウ

Example sentences

忠告 ちゅうこく
友人の忠告を素直に受け入れた。

I accepted my friend's advice honestly.

受け止める うけとめる
彼は彼女の忠告を真摯に受け止めた

He took her advice seriously.

忠実 ちゅうじつ
彼は任務を忠実に遂行した。

He carried out his mission faithfully.

再現 さいげん
警察は事件の状況を忠実に再現した。

The police faithfully reproduced the situation of the incident.

忠誠を誓う ちゅうせいをちかう
騎士は王に生涯の忠誠を誓った。

The knight swore lifelong loyalty to the king.

忠誠 ちゅうせい
彼は生涯、主君への忠誠を貫いた。

He maintained his loyalty to his lord throughout his life.

騎士 きし
騎士は王に忠誠を誓った

The knight swore loyalty to the king.

忠義 ちゅうぎ
彼は長年仕えた主人に対して厚い忠義を尽くした。

He showed great loyalty to the master he had served for many years.

老臣 ろうしん
その老臣は、生涯をかけて君主に忠義を尽くした。

The old retainer devoted his life to faithfully serving his lord.

忠臣 ちゅうしん
彼は最後まで主君に仕えた忠臣として知られている。

He was known as a loyal retainer who served his master until the end.

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