Word Meaning 真面目

しんめんぼく shimmemboku

真面目 is read as しんめんぼく (shimmemboku) and means serious.

Meaning

English

  1. serious
  2. earnest
  3. one's true character
  4. one's true self
  5. one's true worth

Reading

Kana

しんめんぼく

Romaji

shimmemboku

Writing Variants

  • 真面目 しんめんもく shimmemmoku

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Antonyms 不真面目 Rank 58235 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

真正面

ましょうめん

directly opposite

面目

めいぼく

appearance

本来の面目

ほんらいのめんもく

one's true nature

新面目

しんめんぼく

new appearance

面目一新

めんぼくいっしん

undergoing a complete change in appearance

面目次第

めんぼくしだい

face

面目を施す

めんぼくをほどこす

to get credit

真実

しんじち

absolute truth

真っ最中

まっさなか

right in the middle (of)

Example Sentences

10

かれはまじめにはたらいている。

He works seriously.

Be serious.

He's not serious.

Take things a little more seriously.

Tom is a serious guy.

Tom is a hard-working family man.

The Internet is serious business.

My personality is not at all serious!

They are sensible girls.

Don't take it too seriously.