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1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 真 has 10 strokes and concerns truth and can also emphasize completeness or the height of something.
• Basic usage: 真夏 is read まなつ, and 真っ白 is read まっしろ.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• The height of a season and a complete state
  • 真夏の昼 means midday in midsummer.
  • 庭が雪で真っ白だった means the garden was pure white with snow.
  • 頭の中が真っ白になった figuratively means one's mind went blank. It describes being unable to think of anything.
  • 真っ白 is read and written with the small っ.