13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 6th grade
JLPT exam level N1

sincerity, admonish, warn, prohibit, truth, fidelity

Kun'yomi
  • truth ②sincerity ③that's right
On'yomi
  • セイ
Nanori
  • きよ
  • さと
  • しげ
  • とも
  • のぶ
  • まこ
  • まさ

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

まこと 56.5%
セイ 43.5%

Character Breakdown

sincerity, admonish, warn
まこと セイ きよ (6th, N1)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
turn into, become, get
セイ な.る ジョウ (4th, N3)
5th calendar sign
つちのえ ボ ボウ (Kentei Pre-1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
halberd, arms, festival car
ほこ カ ほこづくり (Kentei 1)
piling, ceremony radical (no. 56)
ヨク いぐるみ (Kentei 1)
hooked enclosure

References

Unicode hex code 8AA0
JIS X 0208 1-32-31
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4352
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5606
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1523
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 1922
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1023
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1382
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 363
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 388
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1244
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1935
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 745
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35497P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 912
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 718
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 731
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 825
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1758
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 923
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 963
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 943
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1683
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 369
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 7a6.3
Four corner code 0365.0
De Roo Code 3059