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Meaning of 真剣勝負(しんけんしょうぶ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 真剣勝負

Kana Reading しんけんしょうぶ

Romaji shinkenshōbu

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'

Meaning

fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest

Examples of 真剣勝負, しんけんしょうぶ in a sentence

おやおや。いかな体育の授業といえど・・・真剣勝負の意気込みで臨まなければ、いざ実戦と言う時に役に立ちませんよ。

Oh my. However much it's just a P.E. class; if you don't face it in real earnest, then when it comes to a real fight it won't do you any good.

Related Kanji

剣 JLPT 1

10 strokes

sabre, sword, blade, clock hand

On'Yomi: ケン

Kun'Yomi: つるぎ

負 JLPT 3

9 strokes

defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility

On'Yomi: フ

Kun'Yomi: ま.ける, ま.かす, お.う

真 JLPT 4

10 strokes

true, reality, Buddhist sect

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: ま, ま-, まこと

勝 JLPT 3

12 strokes

victory, win, prevail, excel

On'Yomi: ショウ

Kun'Yomi: か.つ, -が.ち, まさ.る, すぐ.れる, かつ