Japanese

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Kanji in this term
ほん
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
本氣 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(ほん)() (honki-na (adnominal (ほん)() (honki na), adverbial (ほん)() (honki ni))

  1. serious
    (じょう)(だん)(ほん)()しない(くだ)さい
    Jōdan o honki ni shinai de kudasai.
    Please don’t take the joke seriously.

Inflection

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Synonyms

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Noun

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(ほん)() (honki

  1. seriousness

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN