真剣 (しんけん)serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
- serious; earnestadjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
- real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Kanji in 真剣
- 真True; Reality; Buddhist SectRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N4
- 剣Sabre; Sword; BladeRead with its on'yomi here · JLPT N1
Words that share its kanji
- 写真しゃしんphotograph; photo
- 真相しんそうtruth; real situation
- 真のしんのtrue; real
- 真実しんじつtruth; reality
- 真ん中まんなかmiddle; centre
- 写真集しゃしんしゅうphoto book (esp. one featuring photos of female celebrities, models); photobook
- 真意しんいreal intention; true motive
- 真理しんりtruth
- 剣けんsword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade
- 剣道けんどうkendo; swordsmanship
- 剣士けんしswordsman; swordswoman
- 刀剣とうけんsword; dagger
- 剣劇けんげきsword play; samurai drama
- 剣客けんきゃくfencer; swordsman
- 剣豪けんごうmaster fencer
- 銃剣じゅうけんbayonet
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