Vocab Info
N1 Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
真剣seriousness, earnestness, real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon)
Dictionary Definition
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1.
serious, earnest
Noun
2.
real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
All Forms
真剣 【しんけん】
Common・Uncommon
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仕事には真剣に取り組むべきだ。
One should approach their work with earnestness. {seriousness, earnestness, real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon)}
生徒たちが真剣な眼差しで先生を見ています。
The students are looking at the teacher with earnest gazes. {seriousness, earnestness, real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon)}
私は大学生になってから将来を真剣に考え始めました。
I started thinking seriously about my future after I became a university student. {seriousness, earnestness, real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon)}
広島の被曝者の体験を真剣な顔つきで聞いていた生徒が泣き始めてしまった。
The student, who was listening to the experiences of the Hiroshima radiation victims with an earnest expression, began to cry. {seriousness, earnestness, real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon)}
教師が授業に真剣に臨めばこそ、生徒も積極的に参加してくれるのだと信じている。
I believe that if a teacher approaches a class with earnestness and seriousness, then the students will also actively participate. {seriousness, earnestness, real sword (as opposed to unsharpened or wooden practice weapon)}
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