This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Reading

Kana: チュウ
Romaji: chū
Kana
Romaji

Name Readings

Kana: きよし、たた、ただ、ただし、なお
Romaji: kiyoshi, tata, tada, tadashi, nao
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Romaji

Meanings

loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  8
Radical Number:  61
Frequency:  1113
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  2-4-4
Korean Reading:  chung
Chinese Reading:  zhong1
Unicode:  5fe0
JIS:  4369

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2433
Nelson Index: 1653
New Nelson Index: 1801
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 4k4.6
Four Corner Index: 5033.6
Guide to Remembering Index: 936
Gakken Index: 1040
Japanese Names Index: 705
Daikanwanjiten Index: 10353
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 4.0966
Remembering the kanji Index: 602
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1289
Kodansha Compact Index: 773
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 948
Kanji in Context Index: 758
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1575
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2154
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 609
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 648
Essential Kanji Index: 632
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3087
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1658
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 842
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 869

Words

(ちゅう)
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; faithfulness; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo period)
忠誠 (ちゅうせい)
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
忠義 (ちゅうぎ)
loyalty; devotion
忠臣 (ちゅうしん)
loyal retainer; loyal subject
忠良 (ちゅうりょう)
loyalty
忠実 (ちゅうじつ、まめ)
faithful; loyal; devoted; hardworking; painstaking; diligent; healthy; fit
忠臣蔵 (ちゅうしんぐら)
performance or narrative based on the story of the Forty-seven Ronin (esp. the Kanadehon Chushingura, an epic puppet play first performed in 1748)
忠告 (ちゅうこく)
advice; warning
忠信 (ちゅうしん)
faithfulness; devotion
忠節 (ちゅうせつ)
loyalty; allegiance; fidelity
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