忠実

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
ちゅう
Grade: 6
じつ
Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
忠實 (kyūjitai)

From Middle Chinese compound 忠實忠实 (trjuwng zyit, literally loyal + truth).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(ちゅう)(じつ) (chūjitsu-na (adnominal (ちゅう)(じつ) (chūjitsu na), adverbial (ちゅう)(じつ) (chūjitsu ni))

  1. faithful, loyal, devoted
Inflection
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Noun

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(ちゅう)(じつ) (chūjitsu

  1. faithfulness, loyalty, devotedness
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
まめ
Grade: 6 Grade: 3
jukujikun
Alternative spelling
忠實 (kyūjitai)

Probably an alteration of (ma, real, true) + (mi, body, content; fruit, results).[3]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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忠実(まめ) (mame-na (adnominal 忠実(まめ) (mame na), adverbial 忠実(まめ) (mame ni))

  1. faithful, loyal, devoted
  2. hardworking, painstaking, diligent
  3. healthy, fit
Inflection
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Noun

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忠実(まめ) (mame

  1. faithfulness, loyalty, devotedness
  2. hardworkingness, painstakingness, diligence
  3. healthiness, fitness
Usage notes
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This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Derived terms
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Proper noun

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忠実(ただざね) (Tadazane

  1. a unisex given name

忠実(ただみ) (Tadami

  1. a female given name

忠実(ただみつ) (Tadamitsu

  1. a unisex given name

(ちゅう)(じつ) (Chūjitsu

  1. a unisex given name

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 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
  3. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN