まじめ
Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. serious; earnest; sober; grave
I haven't been reading it very seriously until now.
2. honest; sincere
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (12 in total)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
Examples (20 in total)
You'll get scolded if you don't listen seriously.
Don't take it too seriously.
The club president is the serious type.
He is being earnest today.
I haven't been reading it very seriously until now.
He is earnest through and through.
He was earnest and compassionate.
Why are you laughing? I'm trying to be serious here...
It is always like this when we have a serious talk.
My personality is not at all serious!
However, recently, I've been listening quite seriously.
Take things a little more seriously.
I could tell that you are serious and sincere.
Tom is the most diligent student in his class.
They just had a very serious conversation.
Honestly, they are all things that are not worth seriously considering.
It seems he sensed that we were having a serious conversation.
He is a serious person, even though he could just brush it off casually.
He's serious at heart, but easily led astray by temptation.
Therefore, you must approach the interview with at least some seriousness.