Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

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 edit

Adjective edit

(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 edit

Noun edit

(ちゅう)(じつ) (chūjitsu

  1. faithfulness, loyalty, devotedness
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

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 edit

Adjective edit

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 edit

Noun edit

忠実(まめ) (mame

  1. faithfulness, loyalty, devotedness
  2. hardworkingness, painstakingness, diligence
  3. healthiness, fitness
Usage notes edit

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

Derived terms edit

Proper noun edit

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 edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006) 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998) NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan