まこと
Japanese
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| 真 眞 (kyūjitai) 実 誠 信 (obsolete) |
Etymology
[edit]From Old Japanese. Originally from 真 (ma-, “truth”) + こと (koto, “thing”).[1]
First appears in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE in sense 2.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- 真に (makoto ni)
Adverb
[edit]Interjection
[edit]- used for recalling information previously forgotten or sudden change of subjects: that's right
Proper noun
[edit]- 実, 真, 真琴: a unisex given name
- 誠, 允, 周, 学, 展: a male given name
- 真実: a female given name
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “真・実・誠・信”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō
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