真剣

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See also: 眞劍

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 3
けん
Grade: S
on'yomi kan'on
Alternative spelling
眞劍 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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From Middle Chinese compound 真劍 (MC tsyin kjaemH, “real sword”). Compare modern Mandarin 真劍真剑 (zhēnjiàn).

The original meaning was real sword. Over time, this shifted, and the term is now often used to mean serious.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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(しん)(けん) (shinkenしんけん (sinken)?-na (adnominal (しん)(けん) (shinken na), adverbial (しん)(けん) (shinken ni))

  1. serious, sincere, intense, honest

Inflection

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Synonyms

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Noun

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(しん)(けん) (shinkenしんけん (sinken)?

  1. seriousness
  2. a real metal sword, as opposed to a wooden or bamboo sword

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN