誠
N1まこと makoto
- truth
- faith
- fidelity
- sincerity
- trust
- confidence
- reliance
- devotion
noun
Chinese meanings
真诚;真实
Examples
- 手八丁口八丁の彼だけど、誠がないのが玉に瑕だね。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。
- 嘘から出た誠。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"
}
}