真 true

Also: real

On'yomi: シン
Kun'yomi: ま、まこと
Strokes: 10
JLPT: N4
Taught in: Primary school, year 3

Stroke order

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

真 is written in 10 strokes. Each panel adds the next one; the dot marks where the brush starts.

Remember it

Ten (十) inspectors examine the tool (具) and all ten agree: it is true and real, not a fake.

A common word

写真しゃしん photograph

Example sentences

この写真は真ん中がきれいです。
このしゃしんはまんなかがきれいです。
The middle of this photo is beautiful.
彼の話は本当に真実でした。
かれのはなしはほんとうにしんじつでした。
His story was really the truth.

Kanji that share a part

十 is its radical. 39 kanji share it in all.