Word Meaning 真面目

しんめんもく shimmemmoku

真面目 is read as しんめんもく (shimmemmoku) 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

しんめんもく

Romaji

shimmemmoku

Writing Variants

  • 真面目 しんめんぼく shimmemboku

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 58696 Priority J

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

真面目くさる

まじめくさる

to become extremely serious (in attitude)

大真面目

おおまじめ

deadly serious

生真面目

きまじめ

overserious

不真面目

ふまじめ

not serious

真正面

ましょうめん

directly opposite

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

面目一新

めんもくいっしん

undergoing a complete change in appearance

面目が立つ

めんもくがたつ

to save face

面目次第

めんぼくしだい

face

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.