Meaning & readings
reality, Buddhist sect
On’yomi シン
Kun’yomi ま、ま-、まこと
Nanori さな、さね、ただ、ただし、なお、のり、まあ、まこ、まさ、まっ、まど、まな、まゆ、みち、も
Origin
This character combines the idea of completeness with the concept of having all necessary parts. The top component suggests "ten" or "complete," while the bottom component represents "tool" or "implement"—something fully equipped with everything it needs. Together, they express the notion of something that is complete, genuine, and lacking nothing, which led to the meaning "reality" or "truth." Over time, the character came to represent authenticity and the genuine nature of things.
Common words
Reference
- Strokes
- 10
- Kangxi radical
- 109
- Formation type
- Compound ideographic (combined meanings)
- Grade
- Grade 3 (Kyōiku)
- Frequency rank
- #279 (newspapers)
- Former JLPT
- level 3
- Unicode
- U+0771F