Kanji: 真

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JLPT Level:	JLPT N4 (upper beginner level)
Kanken Level:	Kanken Level 8 (completion of 3rd grade)
Grade:	Taught during the 3rd grade in Japan
Radical:	目 Radical name: めへん
Meaning:	True, reality, Buddhist sect
Usage:	Appears very frequently in Japanese newspapers; only about 300 kanji are used more often.

JLPT Level	Word	Meaning
N5	写真(しゃしん)	photograph
N4	真中(まんなか)	middle
N3	真剣(しんけん)	seriousness, earnestness
N3	真面目(まじめ)	diligent, serious, honest
N3	真(ま)っ赤(か)	deep red, flushed (of face)
N3	真(ま)っ直(す)ぐ	straight (ahead), direct, upright
N3	真似(まね)	mimicry, imitation, behavior, pretense
N2	真空(しんくう)	vacuum, hollow, empty
N2	真(ま)っ暗(くら)	total darkness, shortsightedness, pitch dark
N2	真(ま)っ黒(くろ)	pitch black
N2	真(ま)っ青(さお)	deep blue, ghastly pale
N2	真(ま)っ先(さき)	the head, the foremost, beginning
N2	真(ま)っ白(しろ)	pure white
N2	真似(まね)る	to mimic, to imitate
N1	生真面目(きまじめ)	too serious, person who is too serious, honesty, sincerity
N1	真実(しんじつ)	truth, reality
N1	真珠(しんじゅ)	pearl
N1	真相(しんそう)	truth, real situation
N1	真理(しんり)	truth
N1	真上(まうえ)	just above, right overhead
N1	真心(まこころ)	sincerity, devotion
N1	真下(ました)	right under, directly below
N1	真(ま)っ二(ぷた)つ	in two equal parts
N1	真(ま)ん中(なか)	middle, centre, mid-way
N1	真(ま)ん前(まえ)	right in front, under the nose
N1	真(ま)ん丸(まる)い	perfectly circular