# 忠 — loyalty

忠 means “loyalty”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. On'yomi: チュウ (chuu). It has no common kun'yomi.

- Meaning: loyalty
- On'yomi: チュウ (chuu)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 8
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Feelings 1

## How to remember 忠

Sounds like 中: both read チュウ.

Parts: 中 middle · 心 heart

## Don't confuse it with

[患](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/patient/) · [悪](https://moji.ninja/n4-kanji/bad/) · [串](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/skewer/) · [官](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/official/)

## More in the “Feelings 1” set

[興](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/interest/) · [惑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bewilder/) · [喪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mourning/) · [慎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/be-discreet/) · [誉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/honour/) · [歓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/delight/) · [騒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/noisy/) · [忠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/loyalty/) · [誠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sincerity/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/loyalty/. Last updated 2026-11-01.