"真剣" meaning in Japanese

See 真剣 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ɕĩŋkẽ̞ɴ]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese compound 真劍 (MC tsyin kjaemH, “real sword”). Compare modern Mandarin 真劍/真剑 (zhēnjiàn). The original meaning was real sword. Over time, this shifted, and the term is now often used to mean serious. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=しんけん}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|真劍|real sword|id=1,1}} 真劍 (MC tsyin kjaemH, “real sword”), {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|真劍|tr=zhēnjiàn}} 真劍/真剑 (zhēnjiàn) Head templates: {{ja-adj|しんけん|hhira=しんけん|infl=na}} 真(しん)剣(けん) • (shinken) ^(←しんけん (sinken)?)-na (adnominal 真(しん)剣(けん)な (shinken na), adverbial 真(しん)剣(けん)に (shinken ni)) Inflection templates: {{ja-adj-infl|adverbial=. に|attributive=. な|conditional=. なら(ば)|conjunctive=. で|continuative=. で|degree=さ|formal=. です|formal_negative=. で は ありません|formal_negative2=. じゃ ありません|formal_negative_past=. で は ありません でした|formal_negative_past2=. じゃ ありません でした|formal_past=. でした|hypothetical=. なら|imperative=. で あれ|imperfective=. だろ|informal_negative=. で は ない|informal_negative2=. じゃ ない|informal_negative_past=. で は なかった|informal_negative_past2=. じゃ なかった|informal_past=. だった|kana=しんけん|lemma=真剣|provisional=. だったら|terminal=. だ|volitional=. だろう}} Forms: 真剣 [canonical] (ruby: (しん), (けん)), shinken [romanization], sinken [romanization], 真剣な [adnominal] (ruby: (しん), (けん)), 真剣に [adverbial] (ruby: (しん), (けん)), no-table-tags [table-tags], 真剣だろ [imperfective, stem], しんけんだろ [imperfective, stem], shinken daro [imperfective], 真剣で [continuative, stem], しんけんで [continuative, stem], shinken de [continuative], 真剣だ [stem, terminative], しんけんだ [stem, terminative], shinken da [terminative], 真剣な [attributive, stem], しんけんな [attributive, stem], shinken na [attributive], 真剣なら [hypothetical, stem], しんけんなら [hypothetical, stem], shinken nara [hypothetical], 真剣であれ [imperative, stem], しんけんであれ [imperative, stem], shinken de are [imperative], 真剣ではない [informal, negative], 真剣じゃない [informal, negative], しんけんではない [informal, negative], しんけんじゃない [informal, negative], shinken de wa nai [informal, negative], shinken ja nai [informal, negative], 真剣だった [informal, past], しんけんだった [informal, past], shinken datta [informal, past], 真剣ではなかった [informal, negative, past], 真剣じゃなかった [informal, negative, past], しんけんではなかった [informal, negative, past], しんけんじゃなかった [informal, negative, past], shinken de wa nakatta [informal, negative, past], shinken ja nakatta [informal, negative, past], 真剣です [formal], しんけんです [formal], shinken desu [formal], 真剣ではありません [formal, negative], 真剣じゃありません [formal, negative], しんけんではありません [formal, negative], しんけんじゃありません [formal, negative], shinken de wa arimasen [formal, negative], shinken ja arimasen [formal, negative], 真剣でした [formal, past], しんけんでした [formal, past], shinken deshita [formal, past], 真剣ではありませんでした [formal, negative, past], 真剣じゃありませんでした [formal, negative, past], しんけんではありませんでした [formal, negative, past], しんけんじゃありませんでした [formal, negative, past], shinken de wa arimasen deshita [formal, negative, past], shinken ja arimasen deshita [formal, negative, past], 真剣で [conjunctive], しんけんで [conjunctive], shinken de [conjunctive], 真剣なら(ば) [conditional], しんけんなら(ば) [conditional], shinken nara (ba) [conditional], 真剣だったら [conditional, past], しんけんだったら [conditional, past], shinken dattara [conditional, past], 真剣だろう [volitional], しんけんだろう [volitional], shinken darō [volitional], 真剣に [adverbial], しんけんに [adverbial], shinken ni [adverbial], 真剣さ [noun-from-adj], しんけんさ [noun-from-adj], shinkensa [noun-from-adj]
  1. serious, sincere, intense, honest Synonyms (serious, sincere, honest): 本気 (honki), 真面目 (majime)
    Sense id: en-真剣-ja-adj-YWKCDHsd Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 80 6 14 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 86 5 10 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 86 5 10 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 48 18 33 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 88 4 9 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 86 4 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 14 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 8 15

Noun

IPA: [ɕĩŋkẽ̞ɴ] Forms: 真剣 [canonical] (ruby: (しん), (けん)), shinken [romanization], sinken [romanization], しんけん [hiragana, historical]
Etymology: From Middle Chinese compound 真劍 (MC tsyin kjaemH, “real sword”). Compare modern Mandarin 真劍/真剑 (zhēnjiàn). The original meaning was real sword. Over time, this shifted, and the term is now often used to mean serious. Etymology templates: {{der|ja|ltc|-|sort=しんけん}} Middle Chinese, {{ltc-l|真劍|real sword|id=1,1}} 真劍 (MC tsyin kjaemH, “real sword”), {{cog|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{zh-l|真劍|tr=zhēnjiàn}} 真劍/真剑 (zhēnjiàn) Head templates: {{ja-noun|しんけん|hhira=しんけん}} 真(しん)剣(けん) • (shinken) ^(←しんけん (sinken)?)
  1. seriousness
    Sense id: en-真剣-ja-noun-E3OrTpAL
  2. a real metal sword, as opposed to a wooden or bamboo sword
    Sense id: en-真剣-ja-noun-Yz4zAT8I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 真剣勝負 (shinken shōbu) (ruby: (しん), (けん), (しょう), ()) Related terms: 竹刀 (shinai) (ruby: 竹刀(しない)) (english: bamboo sword), 木刀 (bokutō) (ruby: (ぼく), (とう)) (english: wooden sword)
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      "form": "shinken na",
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      "form": "真剣なら",
      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "しんけんなら",
      "source": "inflection",
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    {
      "form": "shinken nara",
      "source": "inflection",
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    {
      "form": "真剣であれ",
      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "しんけんであれ",
      "source": "inflection",
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    {
      "form": "shinken de are",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "真剣ではない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "negative"
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      "form": "真剣じゃない",
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      "form": "しんけんではない",
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      "form": "しんけんじゃない",
      "source": "inflection",
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    {
      "form": "shinken de wa nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
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    {
      "form": "shinken ja nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真剣だった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
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    {
      "form": "しんけんだった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
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    {
      "form": "shinken datta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "真剣ではなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
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      "form": "真剣じゃなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "informal",
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      "form": "shinken de wa nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
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    {
      "form": "shinken ja nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
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    {
      "form": "真剣です",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "しんけんです",
      "source": "inflection",
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    {
      "form": "shinken desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
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    {
      "form": "真剣ではありません",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "negative"
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      "form": "真剣じゃありません",
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        "negative"
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      "form": "しんけんじゃありません",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
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      "form": "shinken de wa arimasen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shinken ja arimasen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "真剣でした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "shinken deshita",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真剣ではありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
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    {
      "form": "真剣じゃありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "しんけんではありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "past"
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      "form": "しんけんじゃありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "shinken de wa arimasen deshita",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shinken ja arimasen deshita",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
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        "past"
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    {
      "form": "真剣で",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "しんけんで",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "shinken de",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真剣なら(ば)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんなら(ば)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "shinken nara (ba)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "真剣だったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんだったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shinken dattara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真剣だろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんだろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shinken darō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真剣に",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんに",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shinken ni",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真剣さ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shinkensa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
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        "degree": "さ",
        "formal": ". です",
        "formal_negative": ". で は ありません",
        "formal_negative2": ". じゃ ありません",
        "formal_negative_past": ". で は ありません でした",
        "formal_negative_past2": ". じゃ ありません でした",
        "formal_past": ". でした",
        "hypothetical": ". なら",
        "imperative": ". で あれ",
        "imperfective": ". だろ",
        "informal_negative": ". で は ない",
        "informal_negative2": ". じゃ ない",
        "informal_negative_past": ". で は なかった",
        "informal_negative_past2": ". じゃ なかった",
        "informal_past": ". だった",
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        [
          "sincere",
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          "intense",
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        ],
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        {
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          "sense": "serious, sincere, honest",
          "word": "本気"
        },
        {
          "roman": "majime",
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          "word": "真面目"
        }
      ]
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      "other": "しんけん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕĩŋkẽ̞ɴ]"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "ruby": [
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          "真",
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        ],
        [
          "剣",
          "けん"
        ],
        [
          "勝",
          "しょう"
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        [
          "負",
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      ],
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    }
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  "forms": [
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          "けん"
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    {
      "form": "shinken",
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        "romanization"
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      "form": "sinken",
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    {
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    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "ruby": [
        [
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    },
    {
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      "other": "しんけん"
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɕĩŋkẽ̞ɴ]"
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    {
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    {
      "form": "真剣な",
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    {
      "form": "真剣に",
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          "剣",
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
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    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
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    {
      "form": "ja-na",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "真剣だろ",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんだろ",
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    },
    {
      "form": "shinken daro",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
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    },
    {
      "form": "真剣で",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんで",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "shinken de",
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      "tags": [
        "continuative"
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    {
      "form": "真剣だ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんだ",
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      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "shinken da",
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      "tags": [
        "terminative"
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    {
      "form": "真剣な",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんな",
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      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shinken na",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "真剣なら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんなら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
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    },
    {
      "form": "shinken nara",
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      "tags": [
        "hypothetical"
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    {
      "form": "真剣であれ",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんであれ",
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        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shinken de are",
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      "tags": [
        "imperative"
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    },
    {
      "form": "真剣ではない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真剣じゃない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんではない",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんじゃない",
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      "tags": [
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        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shinken de wa nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shinken ja nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真剣だった",
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      "tags": [
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんだった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shinken datta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真剣ではなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真剣じゃなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんではなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんじゃなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shinken de wa nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shinken ja nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真剣です",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shinken desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真剣ではありません",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真剣じゃありません",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんではありません",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんじゃありません",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shinken de wa arimasen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shinken ja arimasen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真剣でした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shinken deshita",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真剣ではありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真剣じゃありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
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        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんではありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんじゃありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shinken de wa arimasen deshita",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shinken ja arimasen deshita",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真剣で",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "しんけんで",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "form": "shinken de",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "真剣なら(ば)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんなら(ば)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shinken nara (ba)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真剣だったら",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんだったら",
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    },
    {
      "form": "shinken dattara",
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    },
    {
      "form": "真剣だろう",
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    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんだろう",
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    },
    {
      "form": "shinken darō",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真剣に",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんに",
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      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
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    },
    {
      "form": "shinken ni",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "真剣さ",
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    },
    {
      "form": "しんけんさ",
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      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
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    },
    {
      "form": "shinkensa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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        "degree": "さ",
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        "formal_negative": ". で は ありません",
        "formal_negative2": ". じゃ ありません",
        "formal_negative_past": ". で は ありません でした",
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        "imperfective": ". だろ",
        "informal_negative": ". で は ない",
        "informal_negative2": ". じゃ ない",
        "informal_negative_past": ". で は なかった",
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      "other": "しんけん"
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      "ipa": "[ɕĩŋkẽ̞ɴ]"
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      "roman": "honki",
      "sense": "serious, sincere, honest",
      "word": "本気"
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    {
      "roman": "majime",
      "sense": "serious, sincere, honest",
      "word": "真面目"
    }
  ],
  "word": "真剣"
}

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      },
      "expansion": "真劍/真剑 (zhēnjiàn)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Chinese compound 真劍 (MC tsyin kjaemH, “real sword”). Compare modern Mandarin 真劍/真剑 (zhēnjiàn).\nThe original meaning was real sword. Over time, this shifted, and the term is now often used to mean serious.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "真剣",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "真",
          "しん"
        ],
        [
          "剣",
          "けん"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shinken",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sinken",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "しんけん",
      "roman": "sinken",
      "tags": [
        "hiragana",
        "historical"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "しんけん",
        "hhira": "しんけん"
      },
      "expansion": "真(しん)剣(けん) • (shinken) ^(←しんけん (sinken)?)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "english": "bamboo sword",
      "roman": "shinai",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "竹刀",
          "しない"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "竹刀"
    },
    {
      "english": "wooden sword",
      "roman": "bokutō",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "木",
          "ぼく"
        ],
        [
          "刀",
          "とう"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "木刀"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "seriousness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "seriousness",
          "seriousness"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a real metal sword, as opposed to a wooden or bamboo sword"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sword",
          "sword"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "しんけん"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɕĩŋkẽ̞ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "真剣"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 真剣 meaning in Japanese (11.9kB)

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