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Japanese word 生真面目: too serious / sincere / honest. Meanings and example sentences.

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生真面目 (きまじめ): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

生真面目 (きまじめ) means too serious / sincere / honest.

See example sentences below.

生真面目 at a glance

生真面目
きまじめkimajime
N1adj
too serious / sincere / honest
生真面目きまじめkimajimeN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 生真面目

Core meaning

too serious / sincere / honest

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼は生真面目な性格です。

Translation

He has a too serious personality.

Example 2

彼女は生真面目に仕事をします。

Translation

She works very sincerely.

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