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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

生真面目きまじめ

kimajime

overly serious, very earnest

Example sentences

彼女かのじょはきまじめな気質きしつである。
She is a serious person.
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性格せいかくは生真面目きまじめで我慢強がまんづよい。
Lady Akashi has a very serious and patient character.
KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
生真面目きまじめで誠実せいじつな人物じんぶつだと伝つたわっている。
He was said to have been very serious and sincere.
KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 生真面目

生life; genuineOnセイ・ショウKunいきる・いかす・いける
真true; realityOnシンKunま・ま-・まこと
面mask; faceOnメン・ベンKunおも・おもて・つら
目eyeOnモク・ボクKunめ・ま-

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