本気

Japanese

Kanji in this term
本 気
ほん
Grade: 1
き
Grade: 1
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
本氣 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ほんき [hòńkí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [hõ̞ŋʲkʲi]

Adjective

本(ほん)気(き) • (honki) -na (adnominal 本(ほん)気(き)な (honki na), adverbial 本(ほん)気(き)に (honki ni))

  1. serious
    冗(じょう)談(だん)を本(ほん)気(き)にしないで下(くだ)さい。
    Jōdan o honki ni shinai de kudasai.
    Please don’t take the joke seriously.

Inflection

Synonyms

Noun

本(ほん)気(き) • (honki) 

  1. seriousness

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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