誠実

See also: 诚实 and 誠實

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 6
じつ
Grade: 3
kan’on kan’yōon
Alternative spelling
誠實 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese 誠實 (MC dzyeng zyit).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーじつ [sèéjítsú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞ːʑit͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

(せい)(じつ) • (seijitsu) 

  1. sincerity, honesty, integrity
Derived terms

Adjective

(せい)(じつ) • (seijitsu) -na (adnominal (せい)(じつ) (seijitsu na), adverbial (せい)(じつ) (seijitsu ni))

  1. sincere, honest, faithful
Inflection

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
なる
Grade: 6

Grade: 3
nanori
Kanji in this term

Grade: 6
さみ
Grade: 3
nanori

Proper noun

(なる)() or ()(さみ) • (Narumi or Masami) 

  1. a female given name

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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