Japanese symbol for “sincere”
誠実
せいじつ
Romaji: seijitsu
sincere; honest; faithful
In Japanese, sincere is 誠実, read せいじつ (seijitsu).
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Meanings
- adj-na, n sincere; honest; faithful
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “sincere”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 真摯 | しんし shinshi | sincere; earnest; serious |
| 切実 | せつじつ setsujitsu | earnest; sincere; acute |
| 律儀 | りちぎ richigi | upright; honest; faithful |
| 真面目 | まじめ majime | honest; sincere |
| 実体 | じってい jittei | honest; trustworthy; upright |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 誠に | まことに makotoni | really; truly; very |
| 誠意 | せいい seii | sincerity; good faith |
| 忠誠 | ちゅうせい chuusei | loyalty; sincerity; allegiance |
| 誠心 | せいしん seishin | sincerity |
| 至誠 | しせい shisei | sincerity; devotion |
| 実際 | じっさい jissai | reality; actuality; truth |
| 実は | じつは jitsuha | as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth |
| 事実 | じじつ jijitsu | fact; truth; reality |
See also: Chinese symbol for “sincere”.
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.