忠実(ちゅうじつ)

ちゅうじつ
na-adjective
faithful, loyal, true to
personality-traitevaluation
1. faithful, loyal, devoted
Steadfastly devoted to a person, cause, or duty. Used for people, animals, or attitudes that show unwavering loyalty.
犬(いぬ)は飼(か)い主(ぬし)に忠実(ちゅうじつ)だ。
Dogs are loyal to their owners.
彼(かれ)は会社(かいしゃ)に忠実(ちゅうじつ)な社員(しゃいん)だ。
He is a loyal employee to the company.
忠実(ちゅうじつ)な部下(ぶか)が最後(さいご)まで彼(かれ)を支(ささ)えた。
His faithful subordinates supported him until the end.
2. faithful, true to, accurate
Accurately reproducing or following the original. Used for translations, adaptations, or reproductions that closely match their source.
原作(げんさく)に忠実(ちゅうじつ)な映画(えいが)だ。
It's a film that is faithful to the original work.
事実(じじつ)に忠実(ちゅうじつ)に報道(ほうどう)する。
To report faithfully to the facts.
この翻訳(ほんやく)は原文(げんぶん)に忠実(ちゅうじつ)でありながら、自然(しぜん)な日本語(にほんご)になっている。
This translation is faithful to the original while still reading naturally in Japanese.

忠実(ちゅうじつ) is a na-adjective with two main uses: loyalty to a person/cause, and fidelity to a source.

Forms

  • 忠実(ちゅうじつ)な + noun: a faithful/loyal 〜
  • 忠実(ちゅうじつ)に + verb: faithfully (adverb)
  • Xに忠実(ちゅうじつ): faithful to X (most common pattern)

Sense 1 (LOYALTY)

Sense 2 (FIDELITY)

Similar words

Related Words

Synonym: 誠実(せいじつ) (sincere, honest)
Related: 忠誠(ちゅうせい) (loyalty, allegiance)
Compare: 誠実(せいじつ)な (sincere)
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Added 2026.2.21 22:27 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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