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. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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