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真剣

真険

Reading

Kana: しんけん
Romaji: shinken
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Definitions

1

seriousness; earnestness

2

real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon)

Kanji

Readings: シン、 ま、 ま-、 まこと
Meanings: true, reality, Buddhist sect
Readings: ケン、 つるぎ
Meanings: sabre, sword, blade, clock hand
Readings: ケン、 けわ.しい
Meanings: precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes

Example Sentences

(わたし)仕事(しごと)真剣(しんけん)だ。
➥I'm serious about my job.
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ジョージは勉強(べんきょう)真剣(しんけん)でない。
➥George is not serious about his study.
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(きみ)将来(しょうらい)について真剣(しんけん)(はなし)をしよう。
➥Let's have a serious talk about your future.
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私達(わたしたち)真剣(しんけん)(はな)()った。
➥We talked seriously to one another.
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我々(われわれ)真剣(しんけん)(はな)()いを(はじ)めた。
➥We entered into a serious conversation.
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試験(しけん)()かるように真剣(しんけん)勉強(べんきょう)した。
➥I studied really hard so as to pass the exam.
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