しんけん
Meanings
Adjective (な)
1. serious; earnest
That voice was terribly serious.
Noun
2. real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
I think they said they would actually fight with real swords.
Pitch accent
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んけん
Composed of
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands
serious relationship (esp. one with the prospect of marriage)
Examples (30 in total)
Were you serious?
But my feelings are serious.
I'm serious about my job.