Japanese symbol for “faithfulness”
節操
せっそう
Romaji: sessou
integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle
In Japanese, faithfulness is 節操, read せっそう (sessou).
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Meanings
- n integrity; fidelity; constancy; principle; faithfulness; honor
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “faithfulness”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 忠信 | ちゅうしん chuushin | faithfulness; devotion |
| 忠 | ちゅう chuu | loyalty; devotion; fidelity |
| 操 | みさお misao | chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband) |
| 誠 | まこと makoto | sincerity; honesty; faithfulness |
| 貞節 | ていせつ teisetsu | chastity; fidelity; faithfulness |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 季節 | きせつ kisetsu | season; time of year |
| 節約 | せつやく setsuyaku | saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing |
| 関節 | かんせつ kansetsu | joint |
| 調節 | ちょうせつ chousetsu | regulation; adjustment; control |
| 使節 | しせつ shisetsu | envoy; ambassador; delegate |
| 節目 | ふしめ fushime | turning point; critical juncture |
| 操作 | そうさ sousa | operation; management; handling |
| 体操 | たいそう taisou | gymnastics; physical exercises |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.