忠誠

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 忠誠 is read ちゅうせい and means loyalty or allegiance to a person, organization, or similar entity.
• Basic usage: It is used for swearing allegiance to a king or expressing a conflict between loyalty to an organization and personal conscience.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Compared with 忠実
  • 忠誠 focuses on a commitment of loyalty. 忠実(ちゅうじつ) can describe loyalty to a person but also faithfulness to an original, as in 忠実な再現.