まこと
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Japanese[edit]
| Alternative spellings |
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| 真 実 誠 信 (obsolete) |
Etymology[edit]
From Old Japanese. Originally from 真 (ma-, “truth”) + こと (koto, “thing”).[1]
First appears in the Nihon Shoki of 720 CE in sense 2.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Adverb[edit]
Interjection[edit]
- used for recalling information previously forgotten or sudden change of subjects: that's right
Proper noun[edit]
- 実, 真, 真琴: a unisex given name
- 誠, 允, 周, 学, 展: a male given name
- 真実: a female given name
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “真・実・誠・信”, in 日本国語大辞典 (Nihon Kokugo Daijiten, “Nihon Kokugo Daijiten”)[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 2000
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1974), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Second edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō
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