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Japanese Names Connected to Virtue and Truth

This collection brings together reviewed Japanese given-name spellings connected with sincerity, truth, harmony, humanity, virtue, or good. The selected spellings use 誠, 真, 和, 仁, 善, or 良 and preserve the difference between their dictionary glosses.

What this meaning label covers

“Virtue & Truth” is an evidence-aware navigation label for the exact kanji spellings shown below. Inclusion means a qualifying character has the cited KANJIDIC gloss and the full spelling-and-reading pair passed the name publication gate; it does not prove a bearer’s intended meaning.

Published inclusion rule

Include a publishable name only when at least one exact reviewed spelling contains a qualifying character for sincerity, truth, harmony, humanity, virtue, or good; publish only the matching spelling or spellings, each supported by JMnedict and KANJIDIC.

Qualifying kanji: 誠 · 真 · 和 · 仁 · 善 · 良

Reviewed virtue & truth-related names

Every card represents one exact kanji-and-reading pair. Follow the record link for complete usage notes and field-level citations.

Feminine names

Sara

さら · サラ

Feminine

Matching reviewed spelling

紗良

  • 紗: gauze
  • 良: good

Pronunciation: sah-rah

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Masculine names

Soma

そうま · ソウマ

Masculine

Matching reviewed spellings

颯真

  • 颯: sudden
  • 真: true

蒼真

  • 蒼: blue
  • 真: true

壮真

  • 壮: robust
  • 真: true

Pronunciation: soh-mah

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Yuma

ゆうま · ユウマ

Masculine

Matching reviewed spelling

悠真

  • 悠: permanence
  • 真: true

Pronunciation: yoo-mah

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Fuma

ふうま · フウマ

Masculine

Matching reviewed spelling

楓真

  • 楓: maple
  • 真: true

Pronunciation: foo-mah

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Unisex or mixed-use names

Makoto

まこと · マコト

Unisex

Matching reviewed spelling

誠

  • sincerity
  • truth
  • fidelity

Pronunciation: mah-koh-toh

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Yamato

やまと · ヤマト

Unisex

Matching reviewed spelling

大和

  • 大: large
  • 和: harmony

Pronunciation: yah-mah-toh

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How to interpret this collection

These character glosses do not certify a bearer’s character. The category describes an exact written element, not a moral judgment or guaranteed aspiration.

A single pronunciation can have multiple kanji spellings. Category membership applies only to the matching spelling shown on the card, not automatically to every spelling on the linked name record.

How to compare the names

  1. Compare the exact virtue & truth-related kanji and its other written elements before choosing a spelling to research.
  2. Open the individual name record to verify the reading, gender evidence, current sample evidence, pronunciation notes, and field-level source limits.
  3. Treat the English category as a discovery aid; confirm real-world naming and registration questions with a qualified native speaker and the relevant authority.

Frequently asked questions

Does every name here literally mean virtue & truth?

The label applies because the exact reviewed spelling has one or more character glosses that meet the inclusion rule. It does not prove every bearer's intended meaning.

Are these real Japanese given names?

Each spelling-and-reading pair comes from a name record that passed the site's dictionary, source, review-date, and relationship checks.

Can the same pronunciation use different kanji?

Yes. This page only covers the exact written form shown on each card; another spelling with the same reading may belong to a different meaning collection.

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Sources and evidence limits

These sources support the collection rule. Each name card links to its own field-level citations and any usage-ranking evidence.

Inclusion rule

Include a publishable name only when at least one exact reviewed spelling contains a qualifying character for sincerity, truth, harmony, humanity, virtue, or good; publish only the matching spelling or spellings, each supported by JMnedict and KANJIDIC.

  1. ENAMDICT/JMnedict Japanese Proper Names Dictionary

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Source limitation

    Dictionary inclusion does not measure current frequency, guarantee a reading for every bearer, or establish legal acceptance of a new registration.

  2. KANJIDIC Project

    Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group · JA,EN · accessed Jul 25, 2026

    Source limitation

    Character glosses are not whole-name translations and do not establish an intended whole-name meaning or family etymology.