Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
Kanji used
truth
surface
eye
Pitch accent
じめ
Top 1600
Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
deadly serious; deadly earnest
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
Examples (8 in total)
Don't take it too seriously.
She is an earnest student.
He is being earnest today.