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Japanese word 本気: seriousness / earnestness. Meanings and example sentences.

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本気 (ほんき): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

本気 (ほんき) means seriousness / earnestness.

See example sentences below.

本気 at a glance

本気
ほんきhonki
N1noun
seriousness / earnestness
本気ほんきhonkiN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 本気

Core meaning

seriousness / earnestness

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼は本気で勉強している。

Translation

He is studying seriously.

Example 2

本気になれば何でもできる。

Translation

If you get serious, you can do anything.

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