真 = 具 + 十

真 is a Japanese kanji written with 10 strokes, listed here under the keyword “true”. It is built from 具 (tool) and 十 (ten). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 79. It appears as a component in 5 other characters in this index.

Keyword: true
RTK frame: 79
Strokes: 10
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading): シン
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading): ま, ま-, まこと
Script: Japanese kanji
Also known as: truth, истинный, reality
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi: 真 real

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

Characters that contain 真

How to find 真 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tool” + “ten”. 真 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 真 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.