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真剣

真剣

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 3
けん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Adjective

真剣 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 眞劍, -na inflection, hiragana しんけん, romaji shinken)

  1. serious, sincere, intense, honest

Inflection

Synonyms

  • (serious, sincere, honest): 本気 (ほんき, honki), 真面目 (まじめ, majime)

Noun

真剣 (shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai kanji 眞劍, hiragana しんけん, romaji shinken)

  1. seriousness
  2. a real metal sword, as opposed to a wooden or bamboo sword

See also

  • 竹刀 (しない, shinai): bamboo sword
  • 木刀 (ぼくとう, bokutō): wooden sword

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, ISBN 4095102535.
  • 1998, 広辞苑 (Kōjien), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, ISBN 4000801112
  • 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, ISBN 4469021067