Word Meaning 真剣

しんけん shinken

真剣 is read as しんけん (shinken) and means real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon).

Meaning

English

real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
serious
earnest

Reading

Kana

しんけん

Romaji

shinken

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 7055 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

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真剣交際

しんけんこうさい

serious relationship (esp. one with the prospect of marriage)

真剣勝負

しんけんしょうぶ

fighting with real swords

真剣白刃取り

しんけんしらはどり

stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands

真価

しんか

true value

真偽

しんぎ

truth or falsehood

真珠

しんじゅ

pearl

真っ盛り

まっさかり

height of

真菌

しんきん

fungus

真正水平派

しんせいすいへいは

Diggers (17th-century group of English Protestant radicals)

真の部分要素

しんのぶぶんようそ

proper subelement

真意義

しんいぎ

true meaning

真核生物

しんかくせいぶつ

eukaryote

Example Sentences

真剣だったの？

Were you serious?

トムは真剣だ。

Tom's serious.

私は仕事に真剣だ。

I'm serious about my job.

メアリー、私は真剣よ。

Mary, I'm serious.

トムはそれについて真剣だ。

Tom is serious about that.

からかわないで。真剣なのよ。

Don't make fun of me. I'm serious.

僕は真剣に結婚を考えているんだ。

I'm seriously considering getting married.

係わることを真剣に考えていますか？

Are you seriously thinking about becoming involved?

試験に受かるように真剣に勉強した。

I studied really hard to pass the exam.

彼女はいつも真剣な表情をしている。

She always has a serious look on her face.

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

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

乙骨真剣 Okkotsu Tsurugi