Kanji

忠

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.

Example Vocabulary

忠告

ちゅうこく

advice; warning; counsel

忠実

ちゅうじつ

faithful; loyal; devoted; faithful to (original)

忠誠を誓う

ちゅうせいをちかう

to swear loyalty; to pledge allegiance

忠誠

ちゅうせい

loyalty; allegiance; fidelity

忠誠心

ちゅうせいしん

忠義

ちゅうぎ

loyalty; devotion; fidelity

忠臣

ちゅうしん

loyal retainer; faithful servant

忠

ちゅう

忠犬

ちゅうけん

忠言

ちゅうげん

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