Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. ernst; ernsthaft
2. gewissenhaft; seriös
3. Ernst; Ernsthaftigkeit
4. Ehrlichkeit; Aufrichtigkeit; im Ernst; ernsthaft
Kanji used
truth
surface
eye
Pitch accent
じめ
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Used in vocabulary (9 in total)
vollkommen ernst; todernst; keinen Spaß verstehend; tiefer Ernst; Ernsthaftigkeit
sehr ernst; ganz ernst; großer Ernst; Ernsthaftigkeit; im vollen Ernst; in allem Ernst
nicht ernsthaft; unaufrichtig; leichtfertig; frivol; Mangel an Ernst; Unaufrichtigkeit
Examples (8 in total)
Don't take it too seriously.
She is an earnest student.
He is being earnest today.
Why are you laughing? I'm trying to be serious here...
My personality is not at all serious!
Take things a little more seriously.
Tom is the most diligent student in his class.
They just had a very serious conversation.