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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

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qiè
    qie4
ch`ieh
    chieh
 setsu
    せつ

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Che
definitely; absolutely (not); (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut!; to grind; (bound form) close to; (bound form) eager; to correspond to; (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切[fan3 qie4] system should be applied to the previous two characters)
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (See 切に,切なる) eager; earnest; ardent; kind; keen; acute; (interjection) (2) (abbreviation) (also きり) (See 切る・3) OFF (on switch)
To cut, carve; a whole; urgent; the 反切 system of spelling, i. e. the combination of the initial sound of one Chinese word with the final sound of another to indicate the sound of a third, a system introduced by translators of Buddhist works; v. 反.

真剣

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 shinken
    しんけん

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Intense / Serious
(adjectival noun) (1) serious; earnest; (2) real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon); (surname) Honki

真剣勝負

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 shinkenshoubu / shinkenshobu
    しんけんしょうぶ

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Shinken Shobu
(1) (yoji) fighting with real swords; (2) (yoji) game played in real earnest

アーネスト

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 aanesuto / anesuto
    アーネスト

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Earnest
(male given name) Earnest

諄諄


谆谆

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zhūn zhūn
    zhun1 zhun1
chun chun
 junjun
    じゅんじゅん
earnest; devoted; tireless; sincere; assiduous
(adj-t,adv-to) earnestly; repeatedly; patiently

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gōng
    gong1
kung
 kou / ko
    こう
meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)
(1) merit; success; meritorious deed; (2) achievement; accumulated experience; (male given name) Tsutomu
Merit, meritorious; achievement, hence 功力 achieving strength, earnest effort after the good).

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quán
    quan2
ch`üan
    chüan
 ken
earnest
fatigue


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kěn
    ken3
k`en
    ken
 nengoro
    ねんごろ
    nemokoro
    ねもころ
earnest
(irregular okurigana usage) (adjectival noun) (1) kind; courteous; hospitable; warmly respectful; (2) intimate; (noun/participle) (3) (archaism) becoming intimate; having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship); (irregular okurigana usage) (out-dated or obsolete kana usage) (adjectival noun) (1) kind; courteous; hospitable; warmly respectful; (2) intimate; (noun/participle) (3) (archaism) becoming intimate; having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)


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zhūn
    zhun1
chun
 makoto
    まこと
repeatedly (in giving advice); sincere; earnest; untiring
(given name) Makoto

一図

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 ichizu
    いちず
(out-dated kanji) (noun or adjectival noun) wholehearted; earnest

一筋

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 hitosuji
    ひとすじ
(1) one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); (2) a single bloodline; (adjectival noun) (3) earnest; resolute; intent; devoted; (4) ordinary; common

三請


三请

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sān qǐng
    san1 qing3
san ch`ing
    san ching
 sanshō
A request thrice repeated— implying earnest desire.

五果

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wǔ guǒ
    wu3 guo3
wu kuo
 goka
    ごか
(1) five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut); (2) (Buddhist term) five types of effect in cause-and-effect relationships; (3) (Buddhist term) five effects of ignorance and formations on one's current life
The five fruits, or effects; there are various groups, e. g. I. (1) 異熟果 fruit ripening divergently, e. g. pleasure and goodness are in different categories; present organs accord in pain or pleasure with their past good or evil deeds; (2) 等流果 fruit of the same order, e. g. goodness reborn from previous goodness; (3) 土用果 present position and function fruit, the rewards of moral merit in previous lives; (4) 增上果 superior fruit, or position arising from previous earnest endeavor and superior capacity: (5) 離繋果 fruit of freedom from all bonds, nirvana fruit. II. Fruit, or rebirth: (1) 識 conception (viewed psychologically); (2) 名色 formation mental and physical; (3) 六處 the six organs of perception complete; (4) 觸 their birth and contact with the world; (5) 受 consciousness. III. Five orders of fruit, with stones, pips, shells (as nuts), chaff-like (as pine seeds), and with pods.

切実

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 setsujitsu
    せつじつ
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) earnest; sincere; acute; keen; fervent; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) pressing; urgent; serious; severe; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) pertinent; appropriate

切望

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qiè wàng
    qie4 wang4
ch`ieh wang
    chieh wang
 setsubou / setsubo
    せつぼう
to eagerly anticipate
(n,vs,vt,adj-no) earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering

切言

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 setsugen
    せつげん
(noun, transitive verb) (1) earnest persuasion; urging strongly; (noun, transitive verb) (2) saying harshly; arguing fiercely; cutting remark

剴切


剀切

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kǎi qiè
    kai3 qie4
k`ai ch`ieh
    kai chieh
 gaisetsu
    がいせつ
cogent; to the point; earnest; conscientious
(noun or adjectival noun) appropriateness; adequacy; aptness; relevance

加行

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jiā xíng
    jia1 xing2
chia hsing
 kagyou / kagyo
    かぎょう
(surname) Kagyou
prayoga. Added progress, intensified effort, earnest endeavour.

勤勤

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qín qín
    qin2 qin2
ch`in ch`in
    chin chin
attentive; solicitous; earnest; sincere

取戒

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qǔ jiè
    qu3 jie4
ch`ü chieh
    chü chieh
To receive, or accept, the commandments, or rules; a disciple; the beginner receives the first five, the monk, nun, and the earnest laity proceed to the reception of eight, the fully ordained accepts the ten. The term is also applied by the esoteric sects to the reception of their rules on admission.

只管

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zhǐ guǎn
    zhi3 guan3
chih kuan
 koreuchi
    これうち
solely engrossed in one thing; just (one thing, no need to worry about the rest); simply; by all means; please feel free; do not hesitate (to ask for something)
(adj-na,adv) (kana only) nothing but; earnest; intent; determined; set on (something); (personal name) Koreuchi

嚴肅


严肃

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yán sù
    yan2 su4
yen su
solemn; grave; serious; earnest; severe

定洋

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dìng yáng
    ding4 yang2
ting yang
 sadahiro
    さだひろ
earnest money; deposit
(personal name) Sadahiro

定錢


定钱

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dìng qian
    ding4 qian5
ting ch`ien
    ting chien
security deposit; earnest money (real estate); good-faith deposit

懇々

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 konkon
    こんこん
(adj-t,adv-to) repeated; earnest; kind

懇切


恳切

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kěn qiè
    ken3 qie4
k`en ch`ieh
    ken chieh
 konsetsu
    こんせつ
earnest; sincere
(noun or adjectival noun) (See 懇切丁寧) kind and careful (instruction, explanation, etc.); considerate; helpful; thoughtful; detailed; scrupulous

懇懇

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 konkon
    こんこん
(adj-t,adv-to) repeated; earnest; kind

懇望

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 konmou; konbou / konmo; konbo
    こんもう; こんぼう
(noun, transitive verb) entreaty; solicitation; earnest request

懸命

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 kenmei / kenme
    けんめい
(noun or adjectival noun) eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

手付

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 tetsuke
    てつけ
deposit; earnest money

拳拳

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quán quán
    quan2 quan2
ch`üan ch`üan
    chüan chüan
 kenken
    けんけん
earnest; sincere
(adverb) respectfully; faithfully; seriously; reverently

本式

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 honshiki
    ほんしき
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (1) formal (way); orthodox; regular; proper; real; genuine; (adj-no,adj-na,n) (2) in earnest; serious; proper; full-blown (e.g. winter)

欣求

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xīn qiú
    xin1 qiu2
hsin ch`iu
    hsin chiu
 gongu
    ごんぐ
(noun, transitive verb) {Buddh} earnest aspiration (to go to paradise)
To seek gladly.

殷切

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yīn qiè
    yin1 qie4
yin ch`ieh
    yin chieh
ardent; eager; earnest

殷殷

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yīn yīn
    yin1 yin1
yin yin
 inin
    いんいん
earnest; ardent (hope etc)
(adj-t,adv-to) roaring; booming; bellowing; pealing; reverberating; rumbling

直向

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zhí xiàng
    zhi2 xiang4
chih hsiang
 jiki kō
    ひたむき
(adjectival noun) (kana only) earnest; single-minded
practices straightaway

真摯


真挚

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zhēn zhì
    zhen1 zhi4
chen chih
 shinshi
    しんし
sincere; sincerity
(noun or adjectival noun) sincere; earnest; serious

穩重


稳重

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wěn zhòng
    wen3 zhong4
wen chung
steady; earnest; staid

訂金


订金

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dìng jīn
    ding4 jin1
ting chin
an initial payment; earnest money; deposit

認真


认真

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rèn zhēn
    ren4 zhen1
jen chen
conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart

較真


较真

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jiào zhēn
    jiao4 zhen1
chiao chen
serious; in earnest

鄭重


郑重

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zhèng zhòng
    zheng4 zhong4
cheng chung
 teichou / techo
    ていちょう
serious; solemn; earnest; conscientious
(noun or adjectival noun) polite; courteous; hospitable

がちで

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 gachide
    がちで
(adverb) (slang) truly; in earnest

リアル

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 riaru
    リアル
(adjectival noun) (1) real; realistic; true to life; (adjectival noun) (2) (colloquialism) serious; non-joking; earnest; (3) (abbreviation) realtime blog; (4) real world (cf. online games or social networking services); (personal name) Rial; Riehl; Ryall

一すじ

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 hitosuji
    ひとすじ
(1) one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); (2) a single bloodline; (adjectival noun) (3) earnest; resolute; intent; devoted; (4) ordinary; common

保證金


保证金

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bǎo zhèng jīn
    bao3 zheng4 jin1
pao cheng chin
earnest money; cash deposit; bail; margin (in derivative trading)

切なる

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 setsunaru
    せつなる
(pre-noun adjective) eager; earnest; ardent

加行善

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jiā xíng shàn
    jia1 xing2 shan4
chia hsing shan
 kegyō zen
修得善; 方便善 Goodness acquired by earnest effort, or 'works', as differentiated from 生得善 natural goodness.

平謝り

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 hiraayamari / hirayamari
    ひらあやまり
earnest apology; humble apology; apologizing profusely

手付け

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 tetsuke
    てつけ
deposit; earnest money

手付金

see styles
 tetsukekin
    てつけきん
deposit; earnest money

本格的

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 honkakuteki
    ほんかくてき
(adjectival noun) (1) genuine; real; authentic; standard; orthodox; (adjectival noun) (2) full-scale; full-blown; all-out; full-fledged; fully fledged; full; proper; real; earnest; serious

本気で

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 honkide
    ほんきで
(adverb) seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will

本降り

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 honburi
    ほんぶり
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest

直向き

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 hitamuki
    ひたむき
(adjectival noun) (kana only) earnest; single-minded

直謝り

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 hitaayamari / hitayamari
    ひたあやまり
earnest apology; profuse apology

眞面目

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zhēn miàn mù
    zhen1 mian4 mu4
chen mien mu
 shin menmoku
    まじめ
(ateji / phonetic) (out-dated kanji) (noun or adjectival noun) diligent; serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
true face

真向き

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 mamuki
    まむき
(noun or adjectival noun) earnest; singlehanded; face to face; straight ahead; just in front of

真面目

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zhēn miàn mù
    zhen1 mian4 mu4
chen mien mu
 shinmenmoku; shinmenboku
    しんめんもく; しんめんぼく
true identity; true colors
(1) one's true character; one's true self; one's true worth; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) (obsolete) (See まじめ・1) serious; earnest

証拠金

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 shoukokin / shokokin
    しょうこきん
(1) deposit (e.g. on the purchase of a house); earnest money; guarantee money; (2) margin (payment); warrant money; cover

ひた謝り

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 hitaayamari / hitayamari
    ひたあやまり
earnest apology; profuse apology

一本正經


一本正经

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yī běn zhèng jīng
    yi1 ben3 zheng4 jing1
i pen cheng ching
in deadly earnest; deadpan

三顧茅廬


三顾茅庐

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sān gù máo lú
    san1 gu4 mao2 lu2
san ku mao lu
lit. to make three visits to the thatched cottage (idiom) (allusion to an episode in Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4] in which Liu Bei 劉備|刘备[Liu2 Bei4] recruits Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] to his cause by visiting him three times); fig. to make earnest and repeated requests of sb

冀わくは

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 koinegawakuha
    こいねがわくは
(exp,adv) I pray in earnest that; I beg that; I yearn that

四種行人


四种行人

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sì zhǒng xíng rén
    si4 zhong3 xing2 ren2
ssu chung hsing jen
 shi shu gyōnin
The four grades of earnest doers, who follow the bodhisattva discipline and attain to the 十住, 十行, 十廻向, and 十地.

希わくは

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 koinegawakuha
    こいねがわくは
(adverb) I pray; I wish; (exp,adv) I pray in earnest that; I beg that; I yearn that

心願成就

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 shinganjouju / shinganjoju
    しんがんじょうじゅ
(yoji) earnest prayers being answered; realization of one's earnest wishes

念願成就

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 nenganjouju / nenganjoju
    ねんがんじょうじゅ
(noun/participle) attainment of one's most cherished desire; one's earnest prayer being answered

手付け金

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 tetsukekin
    てつけきん
deposit; earnest money

本懐成就

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 honkaijouju / honkaijoju
    ほんかいじょうじゅ
(noun/participle) realization of a great ambition; attainment of one's most cherished desire; one's earnest prayer being answered

正兒八板


正儿八板

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zhèng ér bā bǎn
    zheng4 er2 ba1 ban3
cheng erh pa pan
earnest; authentic

正兒八經


正儿八经

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zhèng ér bā jīng
    zheng4 er2 ba1 jing1
cheng erh pa ching
serious; earnest; real; true

満願成就

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 manganjouju / manganjoju
    まんがんじょうじゅ
(noun/participle) fulfilment of a vow; one's earnest prayer being answered

無二無三


无二无三

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wú èr wú sān
    wu2 er4 wu2 san1
wu erh wu san
 munimusan; munimuzan
    むにむさん; むにむざん
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) (yoji) in earnest; single-minded; with intense concentration; rushing headlong into; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) one and only; unique
Neither two nor three, but only 一乘 one Vehicle.

煞有介事

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shà yǒu jiè shì
    sha4 you3 jie4 shi4
sha yu chieh shih
to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom); to act as if one is taking things very seriously

苦口婆心

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kǔ kǒu pó xīn
    ku3 kou3 po2 xin1
k`u k`ou p`o hsin
    ku kou po hsin
earnest and well-meaning advice (idiom); to persuade patiently

語重心長


语重心长

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yǔ zhòng xīn cháng
    yu3 zhong4 xin1 chang2
yü chung hsin ch`ang
    yü chung hsin chang
meaningful and heartfelt words (idiom); sincere and earnest wishes

Variations:
がち
ガチ

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 gachi; gachi
    がち; ガチ
(adjectival noun) (colloquialism) (from がちんこ) serious; earnest; honest; real; legit

庶幾わくは

see styles
 koinegawakuha
    こいねがわくは
(exp,adv) I pray in earnest that; I beg that; I yearn that

気を入れる

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 kioireru
    きをいれる
(exp,v1) to do in earnest; to concentrate on; to apply one's mind to

熱を上げる

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 netsuoageru
    ねつをあげる
(exp,v1) (idiom) to become enthusiastic; to have a crush (on); to lose one's head (to); to become earnest

乞い願わくは

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 koinegawakuha
    こいねがわくは
(exp,adv) I pray in earnest that; I beg that; I yearn that

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手付
手付け

see styles
 tetsuke
    てつけ
deposit; earnest money

本腰を入れる

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 hongoshioireru
    ほんごしをいれる
(exp,v1) (sensitive word) to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something

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直向き
直向

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 hitamuki
    ひたむき
(adjectival noun) (kana only) earnest; single-minded

Variations:
ガチで
がちで

see styles
 gachide; gachide
    ガチで; がちで
(adverb) (slang) (See ガチンコ) truly; in earnest

Variations:
小まめ
小忠実

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 komame
    こまめ
(adjectival noun) (kana only) diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)

Variations:
手付金
手付け金

see styles
 tetsukekin
    てつけきん
deposit; earnest payment; earnest money

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直謝り
ひた謝り

see styles
 hitaayamari / hitayamari
    ひたあやまり
(See 平謝り) earnest apology; profuse apology

Variations:
小まめ
小マメ
小忠実

see styles
 komame(小mame, 小忠実); komame(小mame)
    こまめ(小まめ, 小忠実); こマメ(小マメ)
(adjectival noun) (kana only) diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)

Variations:
懇々
懇懇
悃々
悃悃

see styles
 konkon
    こんこん
(adj-t,adv-to) earnest; kind; sincere

Variations:
一途(P)
一図(oK)

see styles
 ichizu
    いちず
(adj-na,n,n-suf) wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward; devoted to; doing nothing but

Variations:
大真面目
大まじめ
大マジメ

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 oomajime
    おおまじめ
(adjectival noun) deadly serious; deadly earnest

Variations:
小まめ
小忠実(rK)
小マメ(sK)

see styles
 komame
    こまめ
(adjectival noun) (kana only) diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)

Variations:
一筋(P)
一条
ひと筋
一すじ
ひと条

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 hitosuji
    ひとすじ
(1) one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); one strand (e.g. of hair); one beam (e.g. of light); one ray; one length (e.g. of rope); (adj-na,n-suf) (2) earnest; resolute; intent; devoted; single-minded; (3) (archaism) one bloodline; one clan; (adjectival noun) (4) (archaism) ordinary; common

Variations:
真面目(ateji)(P)
眞面目(sK)

see styles
 majime(p); majime(p)
    まじめ(P); マジメ(P)
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) serious; earnest; sober; grave; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) honest; sincere

Variations:
乞い願わくは
希わくは
冀わくは
庶幾わくは

see styles
 koinegawakuha
    こいねがわくは
(exp,adv) (the は is pronounced わ) I pray in earnest that; I beg that; I yearn that

Variations:
生真面目
生まじめ
気まじめ(iK)
気真面目(iK)

see styles
 kimajime
    きまじめ
(noun or adjectival noun) overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

Variations:
生真面目
生まじめ
気まじめ(sK)
気真面目(sK)

see styles
 kimajime
    きまじめ
(noun or adjectival noun) overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

Variations:
真面目(ateji)(P)
眞面目(ateji)(oK)

see styles
 majime(p); majime(p)
    まじめ(P); マジメ(P)
(noun or adjectival noun) serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

This dictionary uses the EDICT and CC-CEDICT dictionary files.
EDICT data is the property of the Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group, and is used in conformance with the Group's license.

Chinese Buddhist terms come from Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms by William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous. This is commonly referred to as "Soothill's'". It was first published in 1937 (and is now off copyright so we can use it here). Some of these definitions may be misleading, incomplete, or dated, but 95% of it is good information. Every professor who teaches Buddhism or Eastern Religion has a copy of this on their bookshelf. We incorporated these 16,850 entries into our dictionary database ourselves (it was lot of work).



Combined, these cover 1,007,753 Japanese, Chinese, and Buddhist characters, words, idioms, names, placenames, and short phrases.

Just because a word appears here does not mean it is appropriate for a tattoo, your business name, etc. Please consult a professional before doing anything stupid with this data.

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No warranty as to the correctness, potential vulgarity, or clarity is expressed or implied. We did not write any of these definitions (though we occasionally act as a contributor/editor to the CC-CEDICT project). You are using this dictionary for free, and you get what you pay for.

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