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真面目

まじめ

serious; diligent

Readings

On
真:シン 面:メン 目:モク
Kun
真:ま 面:おも 目:め

Examples

彼女は真面目な人です。

She is a serious person.

Note

Try writing your own sentences using this word to strengthen retention beyond passive review. A 3-kanji compound — break it into parts to understand the meaning. A fundamental N5 word — you'll use this in almost every conversation.

Questions that use this word

N5 3 · N4 2

From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.

  • N4N4 漢字

    「真面目」の読み方は？

    Answer: まじめ

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