Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 本気(ほんき) in Japanese

本気
JLPT 1
Kana Reading
ほんき
Romaji
honki
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi), nouns which may take the genitive case particle `no'
    Meaning
    seriousness; truth; sanctity
    Example sentence
    あっそ」と流すよし本気にするよし You can let it slide with a "oh?" or you can take it seriously.

Examples of 本気, ほんき in a sentence



Kanji in this word

JLPT 5

6 strokes

spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood

On'Yomi: キ, ケ

Kun'Yomi: いき

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JLPT 5

5 strokes

book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things

On'Yomi: ホン

Kun'Yomi: もと

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