Word Meaning 本気

ほんき honki

本気 is read as ほんき (honki) and means seriousness.

Meaning

English

  1. seriousness
  2. earnestness
  3. truth
  4. sanctity

Reading

Kana

ほんき

Romaji

honki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 11 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N5 Jōyō Grade 1 Kanken 10級 Antonyms 冗談 Related Words 必死,集中する,集中 Rank 4129 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

全日本少林寺気功協会

ぜんにほんしょうりんじきこうきょうかい

All Japan Shaolin Temple Qigong Association

日本電気協会

にほんでんききょうかい

Japan Electric Association

本名

ほんみょう

real name

本国

ほんごく

country of one's ancestors

もと

cause

本人

ほんにん

the person in question

本来

ほんらい

originally

本の

ほんの

mere

本日

ほんじつ

today

本年

ほんねん

this (current) year

本校

ほんこう

main school

本書

ほんしょ

main text

Example Sentences

10

かれはほんきでいしゃをめざしている。

He is seriously aiming to become a doctor.

Are you sure?

Were you serious?

I mean it!

Wow! Are you serious?

Are you serious about that?

Do you mean what you say?

Is Tom serious?

Seriously? That seems stupid.

Were you serious about that?