本気

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほん
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
本氣 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Adjective

(ほん)() (honki-na (adnominal (ほん)() (honki na), adverbial (ほん)() (honki ni))

  1. serious
    (じょう)(だん)(ほん)()しない(くだ)さい
    Jōdan o honki ni shinai de kudasai.
    Please don’t take the joke seriously.

Inflection

Synonyms

Noun

(ほん)() (honki

  1. seriousness

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN