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JLPT BANDN5 BEGINNER → N1 ADVANCED

誠まこと

N1
まこと makoto
  1. truth
  2. faith
  3. fidelity
  4. sincerity
  5. trust
  6. confidence
  7. reliance
  8. devotion
noun

Chinese meanings

真诚;真实

Examples

  • 手て八はっ丁ちょう口くち八はっ丁ちょうの彼かれだけど、誠まことがないのが玉たまに瑕きずだね。
    He works fast and is very articulate but his insincerity is his biggest defect.
    他手脚麻利、口才也好,唯一的缺点是不够真诚。
  • 嘘うそから出でた誠まこと。
    Many a true word is spoken in jest.
    谎言成真。
Use this entry in code
import { getVocabById } from 'kotowa';
getVocabById('ef7ac8431d'); // 誠
{
  "id": "ef7ac8431d",
  "word": "誠",
  "reading": "まこと",
  "romaji": "makoto",
  "meanings": [
    "truth",
    "faith",
    "fidelity",
    "sincerity",
    "trust",
    "confidence",
    "reliance",
    "devotion"
  ],
  "level": "N1",
  "pos": [
    "n"
  ],
  "jmdict_id": 1580555,
  "examples": [
    {
      "ja": "手八丁口八丁の彼だけど、誠がないのが玉に瑕だね。",
      "furigana": "{手八丁口八丁|てはっちょうくちはっちょう}の{彼|かれ}だけど、{誠|まこと}がないのが{玉|たま}に{瑕|きず}だね。",
      "en": "He works fast and is very articulate but his insincerity is his biggest defect.",
      "tatoeba_id": 148487
    },
    {
      "ja": "嘘から出た誠。",
      "furigana": "{嘘|うそ}から{出|で}た{誠|まこと}。",
      "en": "Many a true word is spoken in jest.",
      "tatoeba_id": 189510
    }
  ],
  "zh": {
    "status": "reviewed",
    "source_hash": "5e3af1e3f2ab953ac0cbdc2f22942838150c4fe0032cca545894f6461475ad22",
    "meanings": [
      "真诚",
      "真实"
    ],
    "examples": [
      {
        "ja": "手八丁口八丁の彼だけど、誠がないのが玉に瑕だね。",
        "zh": "他手脚麻利、口才也好,唯一的缺点是不够真诚。"
      },
      {
        "ja": "嘘から出た誠。",
        "zh": "谎言成真。"
      }
    ],
    "references": [
      "upstream vocab/n1/ef7ac8431d",
      "JMdict ent_seq 1580555; checked against downloaded JMdict_e.gz on 2026-10-28",
      "Original Chinese authored and reviewed by Codex; no independent human review"
    ],
    "reviewer": "Codex",
    "review_method": "ai",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-28",
    "review_hash": "0e86fd0ed3a7953a09388885ea081e494f64bc061d7266ad2e9ae87cd7825f59"
  }
}