忠誠 · Loyalty
chūsei — “loyalty, allegiance”
Devotion that holds — staying true to a person, a cause, a code.
What it means
忠誠 (chūsei) is loyalty as an active, lasting allegiance — the will to stay true to a person, a cause, or a code. 忠 carries devotion from the heart; 誠 carries sincerity and truth. Together they form the word used for genuine, unwavering loyalty.
Be clear which idea you mean:
Honor, duty, righteousness — doing what is morally right. Close to loyalty, but rooted in principle rather than devotion to someone.
Loyalty and allegiance to a person or cause you have chosen to stand by. The right word for steadfast, personal loyalty.
Watch for
Machine translators often return 忠実 (chūjitsu), which means “faithful” as a description, not loyalty as a quality you carry; 忠 alone leans toward obedience. Two characters also mean two chances to mirror or mis-stroke one — confirm the order (忠 then 誠) and the balance before it is permanent.
In different scripts
The character carries the meaning; the brush style carries the mood. 忠誠 in three of the most common scripts:
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