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 6772 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