Japanese symbol for “truthfully”
誠にもって
まことにもって
Romaji: makotonimotte
in all sincerity; truthfully; honestly
In Japanese, truthfully is 誠にもって, read まことにもって (makotonimotte).
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Meanings
- adv, exp in all sincerity; truthfully; honestly
Written forms: 誠にもって、実にもって、真にもって. Readings: まことにもって.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “truthfully”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 何気に | なにげに nanigeni | truthfully; unexpectedly |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 誠実 | せいじつ seijitsu | sincere; honest; faithful |
| 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 |
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.