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A name. A world of connections.
Late Middle Chinese roots
[a̠t͡sɨɕi] · Japanese
01 / Meaning & origin
真 is a unisex given name documented in Japanese. English Wiktionary traces it to Middle Chinese.
Separate records with matching spellings: 真 (Japanese, Chinese), 真 (Japanese), 真 (Japanese)
3 source accounts
From Middle Chinese 真 (MC tsyin).
Meaning: “correct, right, true”
From classical adjective 正し (tadashi), modern 正しい (tadashii, “correct, right, true”).
Meaning: “accurate, authentic, correct”
From classical adjective 正し (masashi, “accurate, authentic, correct”).
02 / Across borders
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03 / By the numbers
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04 / Through time
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
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