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

  1. overserious
  2. deeply sincere
  3. 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 52048 Priority I

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

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

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

1

She told the joke with a straight face.