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真面目 (まじめ) — diligent | JLPT N4 · Nihongo Circle

真面目

まじめ

na-adjective

Meanings

1diligent
2serious
3earnest
4sober
5honest
6sincere

Example sentence

ここの学生は大半が真面目である。

The students are for the most part diligent.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

真True, Reality, Buddhist Sect10 strokes 面Mask, Face, Features9 strokes 目Eye, Class, Look5 strokes

More words with 真

真実しんじつ · truthN1 真珠しんじゅ · pearlN1 真ん円いまんまるい · perfectly roundN1 真下ました · right underN1 真っ二つまっぷたつ · in two equal parts

Full entry on Jisho

N1

真ん前まんまえ · right in frontN1

真ん丸いまんまるい · perfectly circularN1

生真面目きまじめ · seriousN1

More words with 面

側面そくめん · sideN1 対面たいめん · interviewN1 断面だんめん · cross sectionN1 直面ちょくめん · confrontationN1 面目めんもく · faceN1 地面じめん · groundN2 正面しょうめん · frontN2

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