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✨Attributes & Adjectives

真剣しんけん

shinken

serious, earnest

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Example sentence

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.

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Kanji in 真剣

blade, clock hand, sabre, sword

Sentences with 真剣

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
写真	N5	しゃしん	しゃしんa picture; a photograph
真面目	N4	まじめ	まじめdiligent, serious, honest
真中	N4	まんなか	まんなかmiddle, center
真似	N3	まね	まねmimicry, imitation, behavior
真っ赤	N3	まっか	まっかdeep red, flushed (of face)
真理	N3	しんり	しんりtruth
真空	N2	しんくう	しんくうvacuum
真っ白	N2	まっしろ	まっしろpure white

More Attributes & Adjectives words

Word	Reading	Meaning
小	しょう	しょうsmall / little (used in compounds; e.g. 小学校[しょうがっこう] = elementary school)
良い	よい	よいgood, nice
大	だい	だいbig, great
上	じょう	じょうfirst volume; top grade; the above (e.g. 上巻[じょうかん] = vol.1, 上級[じょうきゅう] = advanced)
上	うわ	うわupper, outer, surface
上	かみ	かみupper part, upstream, higher-ups (e.g. 川上[かわかみ] = upstream, 上座[かみざ] = seat of honor)
可能	かのう	かのうpossible, practicable, feasible
最高	さいこう	さいこうhighest, supreme, the most

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