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本気ほんき

honki

seriousness, earnestness

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Example sentence

彼は本気で働きだした。

He began working in earnest.

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Kanji in 本気

book, present, main, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

Sentences with 本気

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
本	N5	ほん	ほんbook
元気	N5	げんき	げんきhealthy, energetic; in good spirits
天気	N5	てんき	てんきweather
電気	N5	でんき	でんきelectricity, (electric) light
本棚	N5	ほんだな	ほんだなbookshelf
本当	N5	ほんとう	ほんとうreal, true (neutral form)
病気	N5	びょうき	びょうきillness; sickness
～本	N5	～ほん	～ほんcounter for long cylindrical things

More Abstract Concepts words

Word	Reading	Meaning
様	さま	さまstate; way (a person does something); Mr. or Mrs.
覚え	おぼえ	おぼえmemory, sense, experience
主	しゅ	しゅmain / principal / master (used in compounds; e.g. 主人[しゅじん] = husband / master, 主役[しゅやく] = main role)
無意味	むいみ	むいみnonsense, no meaning
詳細	しょうさい	しょうさいdetail, particulars
一面	いちめん	いちめんone side, one aspect; the whole surface (e.g. 一面の雪 = snow everywhere)
作り	つくり	つくりmake, structure, features (of appearance or small-scale making; e.g. 顔[かお]の作[つく]り)
種	しゅ	しゅtype / kind / species / category (used in compounds; e.g. 種類[しゅるい] = type/kind)

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