忠実

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

  • (Tokyo) ちゅうじつ [chùújítsú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨᵝːʑit͡sɨᵝ]

Adjective

(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

Noun

(ちゅう)(じつ) • (chūjitsu) 

  1. faithfulness, loyalty, devotedness
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

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

Noun

忠実(まめ) • (mame) 

  1. faithfulness, loyalty, devotedness
  2. hardworkingness, painstakingness, diligence
  3. healthiness, fitness
Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Derived terms

Proper noun

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

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