How to say "loyalty" in Japanese

• 忠誠ちゅうせいCommon
  na-adjective, nounThe straightforward word for loyalty as allegiance or fidelity toward a lord, employer, nation, or cause; it names the quality itself and is the natural first choice when translating 'loyalty' plainly.
  君きみの忠誠ちゅうせいを当あてにしてもいいかい。↗

  Can I count on your loyalty?
• 忠義ちゅうぎCommon
  na-adjective, nounLoyalty as personal devotion to a lord or master, in the spirit of the traditional warrior ethic; it suggests devoted service to a person rather than allegiance to an organization.
• 忠魂ちゅうこんCommon
  nounSeldom the word you want for loyalty itself: it really means the spirits of the loyal dead, and appears in solemn memorial contexts honoring those who died out of loyalty.
• 信義しんぎCommon
  nounLoyalty understood as good faith and fidelity in one's dealings — keeping trust and honoring obligations to others — rather than allegiance to a superior or a cause.

Use 忠誠 for loyalty as allegiance or fidelity to a lord, organization, or cause; 忠義 for devoted loyalty in the traditional lord-retainer mold; 信義 for good-faith fidelity in one's dealings; 忠魂 only for the spirits of the loyal dead.

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• 忠誠ちゅうせいloyalty
• 忠義ちゅうぎloyalty
• 忠魂ちゅうこんloyalty
• 信義しんぎfaith
• 忠ちゅうloyalty
• ロイヤリティloyalty
• 忠節ちゅうせつloyalty
• 忠勤ちゅうきんloyalty
• 忠義立てちゅうぎだてloyalty
• 忠愛ちゅうあいloyalty
• 尽忠じんちゅうloyalty
• 誠忠せいちゅうloyalty
• 老実ろうじつloyalty
• 忠誠心ちゅうせいしんloyalty
• 忠心ちゅうしんloyal heart
• 忠順ちゅうじゅんallegiance
• 心中立てしんじゅうだてloyalty