noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
truth; reality; genuineness; seriousness
Refers to what is true, real, or genuine, and by extension to an earnest or serious quality. Common in formal-feeling phrases such as 真の and 真に迫る rather than as a casual everyday standalone noun.
彼女は真の友人だ。
She is a true friend.
その俳優の演技は真に迫ってい
That actor's performance felt very realistic.
彼の言葉には真があった。
There was sincerity in his words.
noun
truth; true value
Technical use in logic, opposed to 偽, where a proposition or statement is evaluated as true.
Antonyms: 偽
命題Pが真なら、命題Qも真である。
If proposition P is true, proposition Q is also true.
noun
regular script; printed-style writing
Calligraphy-related use referring to a block or regular style of writing, essentially 楷書, especially in contrast with more cursive styles.
See also: 楷書
書道では、真・行・草の三つの書体を学ぶ。
In calligraphy, one studies the three styles: regular, semi-cursive, and cursive.
noun
star performer; headliner
Abbreviated use for 真打ち, a top or final performer in traditional entertainment such as rakugo. This standalone abbreviation is limited and should not be treated as the normal everyday word for a star performer.
See also: 真打ち
寄席の番組で「真」は真打ちの略として使われることがある。
In a vaudeville theater program, 真 may be used as an abbreviation for the headliner, 真打ち.
The full word for the traditional-entertainment sense 'star performer' or 'headliner'; 真 alone is only an abbreviation.
Sino-Japanese reading しん of the kanji 真, conventionally associated with truth, reality, and genuineness. The deeper historical derivation is not specified.