Word Meaning 生真面目

きまじめ kimajime

生真面目 is read as きまじめ (kimajime) and means overserious.

Meaning

English

overserious
deeply sincere
very earnest

Reading

Kana

きまじめ

Romaji

kimajime

Writing Variants

生まじめ きまじめ kimajime

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 29 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 52085 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

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真面目

まじめ

honest

大真面目

おおまじめ

deadly serious

不真面目

ふまじめ

not serious

真面目

しんめんもく

serious

クソ真面目

くそまじめ

overly serious

真面目くさる

まじめくさる

to become extremely serious (in attitude)

生面

せいめん

new field

面目

めんぼく

appearance

本来の面目

ほんらいのめんもく

one's true nature

新面目

しんめんもく

new appearance

生産目標

せいさんもくひょう

production target

真正面

ましょうめん

directly opposite

Example Sentences

彼女は生真面目な顔で冗談を言いました。

She told the joke with a straight face.

Context Links Usage in Anime Open to see people, character names, and anime titles. 1 related entries

Real usage of this vocabulary in people, character names, and anime titles on Anime.Jepang.org.

愛さないといわれましても～元魔王の伯爵令嬢は生真面目軍人に餌付けをされて幸せになる～ Aisanai to Iwaremashitemo: Moto Maou no Hakushaku Reijou wa Kimajime Gunjin ni Ezuke wo Sarete Shiawase ni Naru