誠
Sincerity
Meanings
Sincerity, Admonish, Warn, Prohibit, Truth, Fidelity
On'yomi
せい
Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.
Kun'yomi
まこと
Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.
Stroke order
誠 is written in 13 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).
About this kanji
誠 (Sincerity) is taught on WaniKani at level 41 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 6 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #1128 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 13 strokes.
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