Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Interjection
by no means; never!; well, I never!; you don't say!; no way!
Adverb (fukushi); With neg. verb
certainly (not); surely (not); hardly (expected)
Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
something unexpected; emergency
Adverb (fukushi); Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
indeed; really; truly; unexpectedly
Archaic; Common noun
(the) present; (the) here and now; situation at hand
photograph; photo; picture; photography
Obsolete term; Abbreviation
moving picture; movie
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
serious; earnest
Common noun
real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
serious; earnest; sober; grave
honest; sincere
Usu. adverbially as 〜に
the front
honest; upright; decent; proper; respectable; straight; serious; sensible
Common noun; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
truth; reality
Adverb (fukushi)
truly; really
Common noun; Buddhism
absolute truth
Common noun
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face)
downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
imitating; copying; mimicry
behavior; behaviour; action; conduct
Adverb (fukushi)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; erect
straightforward; honest; frank
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
The core concepts or meanings associated with this specific kanji.
Constituents
The visual building blocks used to craft this character's story.
Mnemonic Stories
To test if a craftsman’s work was true, they would give them just ten basic tools - a master could create true perfection with only the essentials.
The master craftsman knew his aim was true when he could thread his needle through the eye in one try, even in the dim light of his workbench.
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